South Korea national badminton team

The South Korea national badminton team (Korean: 대한민국 배드민턴 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions. The team emerged as the Sudirman Cup champion in 1991, 1993, 2003, and 2017,^[1] also won world women's team championships in the 2010^[2] and repeated this feat in the 2022 Uber Cups.

South Korea

Association	Badminton Korea Association
Confederation	Badminton Asia
President	Kim Taek-gyu
BWF ranking
Current ranking	2 (4 April 2024)
Highest ranking	1 (6 July 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1989)
Best result	Champions (1991, 1993, 2003, 2017)
Thomas Cup
Appearances	21 (first in 1984)
Best result	Runners-up (2008, 2012)
Uber Cup
Appearances	21 (first in 1984)
Best result	Champions (2010, 2022)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Runners-up (2017, 2023)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 1985)
Best result	Semi-finals (1985, 1987, 1989, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2016)
Best result	Runners-up (2020, 2022)

Participation in BWF competitions

Thomas Cup Year Result 1984 Fourth place 1986 Group stage − 5th 1988 Group stage − 6th 1990 Group stage − 5th / 6th 1992 Semi-finalist 1994 Semi-finalist 1996 Semi-finalist 1998 Group stage − 5th / 6th 2000 Semi-finalist 2002 Group stage − 5th 2004 Semi-finalist 2006 Quarter-finalist 2008 Runner-up 2010 Quarter-finalist 2012 Runner-up 2014 Quarter-finalist 2016 Semi-finalist − 4th 2018 Quarter-finalist − 7th 2020 Quarter-finalist − 7th 2022 Quarter-finalist − 8th 2024 Quarter-finalist − 7th

Uber Cup Year Result 1984 Third place 1986 Third place 1988 Runner-up 1990 Runner-up 1992 Runner-up 1994 Semi-finalist 1996 Semi-finalist 1998 Semi-finalist 2000 Semi-finalist 2002 Runner-up 2004 Runner-up 2006 Quarter-finalist 2008 Semi-finalist 2010 Winner 2012 Runner-up 2014 Semi-finalist 2016 Runner-up 2018 Semi-finalist − 3rd 2020 Semi-finalist − 3rd 2022 Winner 2024 Semi-finalist − 3rd

Sudirman Cup Year Result 1989[3] Runner-up 1991 Winner 1993 Winner 1995 Semi-finalist 1997 Runner-up 1999 Semi-finalist 2001 Semi-finalist 2003 Winner 2005 Semi-finalist 2007 Semi-finalist 2009 Runner-up 2011 Semi-finalist 2013 Runner-up 2015 Semi-finalist 2017 Winner 2019 Quarter-finalist 2021 Semi-finalist 2023 Runner-up 2025 Runner-up

Participation in Badminton Asia Championships

Men's team Year Result 2016 Semi-finalist 2018 Semi-finalist 2020 Quarter-finalist 2022 Semi-finalist 2024 Semi-finalist

Women's team Year Result 2016 Semi-finalist 2018 Semi-finalist 2020 Runner-up 2022 Runner-up 2024 did not enter

Mixed team Year Result 2017 Runner-up 2019 did not enter 2023 Runner-up 2025 Quarter-finalist

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Result
2000	Runner-up
2002	Runner-up
2004	Runner-up
2006	Winner
2007	Runner-up
2008	Runner-up
2009	Did not enter
2010	Runner-up
2011	Runner-up
2012	Third place
2013	Winner
2014	Quarter-finalist
2015	10th place
2016	9th place
2017	Semi-finalist
2018	Runner-up
2019	Quarter-finalist
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Winner
2023	9th place
2024	13th place

Asian Junior Team Championships

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Men's team Year Result 1997 Semi-finalist 1998 1999 Semi-finalist 2000 Semi-finalist 2001 Semi-finalist 2002 Runner-up 2004 Runner-up 2005 Winner

Women's team Year Result 1997 Semi-finalist 1998 Runner-up 1999 Semi-finalist 2000 Runner-up 2001 Winner 2002 Runner-up 2004 Runner-up 2005 Semi-finalist

Mixed team Year Result 2006 Winner 2007 Quarter-finals 2008 Runner-up 2009 Quarter-finals 2010 Quarter-finals 2011 Did not enter 2012 Semi-finalist 2013 Runner-up 2014 Runner-up 2015 Runner-up 2016 Runner-up 2017 Winner 2018 Quarter-finals 2019 Semi-finalist 2023 Quarter-finals 2024 Runner-up

Famous players

Men Heo Kwang-hee Jeon Hyeok-jin Lee Dong-keun Lee Hyun-il Park Sung-hwan Shon Seung-mo Son Wan-ho Choi Sol-gyu Ha Tae-kwon Han Sang-hoon Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung Kang Kyung-jin Kang Min-hyuk Kim Dong-moon Kim Ki-jung Kim Moon-soo Kim Sa-rang Kim Won-ho Ko Sung-hyun Lee Dong-soo Lee Jae-jin Lee Yong-dae Park Joo-bong Seo Seung-jae Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong Yoo Yong-sung

Women An Se-young Bae Youn-joo Bang Soo-hyun Hwang Hye-youn Jun Jae-youn Kim Ga-eun Kim Ji-hyun Seo Yoon-hee Sung Ji-hyun Baek Ha-na Chae Yu-jung Chang Ye-na Chung So-young Eom Hye-won Gil Young-ah Ha Jung-eun Hwang Yu-mi Jang Hye-ock Jeong Na-eun Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na Kim Min-jung Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won Lee So-hee Ra Kyung-min Shim Eun-jung Shin Seung-chan