The South Korea national badminton team (Korean: 대한민국 배드민턴 국가대표팀 ; recognized as Korea by BWF) represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions. The team emerged as the Sudirman Cup champion in 1991, 1993, 2003, and 2017, also won world women's team championships in the 2010 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 4 (7 October 2025) 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 5 (first in 2016 ) Best result Champions (2026)
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 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 2026 Semi-finalist
Women's team Year Result 2016 Semi-finalist 2018 Semi-finalist 2020 Runner-up 2022 Runner-up 2024 did not enter 2026 Winner
Mixed team Year Result 2017 Runner-up 2019 did not enter 2023 Runner-up 2025 Quarter-finalist
Junior competitive record
World Junior Team 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 2025 Quarter-finalist - 8th of 36
Asian Junior Team 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 2025 Semi-finalist
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
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