The South African national badminton team ( af, Suid-Afrika nasionale pluimbalspan; st, Sehlopha sa naha sa badminton sa Afrika Borwa; xh, Iqela lesizwe le-badminton loMzantsi Afrika; zu, Iqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika i-badminton) represents

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

in international

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

team competitions and is controlled by

Badminton South Africa Badminton South Africa is the national governing body that oversees and manages affairs related to the sport of badminton in South Africa. The body is affiliated to the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa. The association was founded in 1 ...

, the governing body for badminton in South Africa. South Africa has participated in the

Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships ha ...

Uber Cup The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...

and the

Sudirman Cup The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugural ...

but have never been to the quarterfinals. South Africa is one of the leading badminton nations in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, winning all three team events at the African Badminton Championships for more than four times.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Sudirman Cup

Commonwealth Games

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

African Games

Mixed team

African Team Championships

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

: ''**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

African Youth Games

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

: ''**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Women's team

References

{{National Sports Teams of South Africa

Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

National badminton teams Badminton in South Africa