India national badminton team

India
Association	Badminton Association of India
Confederation	Badminton Asia
President	Himanta Biswa Sarma
BWF ranking
Current ranking	8 (April 2025)
Highest ranking	5 (July 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1991)
Best result	Quarter-finals; (2011, 2017)
Thomas Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1952)
Best result	Champions; (2022)
Uber Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1957)
Best result	Semi-finals; (1957, 2014, 2016)
Asian Mixed Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Semi-finals; (2023)
Asian Men's Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1965)
Best result	Runners-up; (1983)
Asian Women's Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2016)
Best result	Champions; (2024)

The India national badminton team is the representative of India in international men's and women's badminton team tournaments. It is governed by the Badminton Association of India.^[2] The men's team won the Thomas Cup in 2022, while the women's team have been semi-finalists at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016. The team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank and also repeated the performance in 2017.

AssociationBadminton Association of India^[1]

ConfederationBadminton Asia

PresidentHimanta Biswa Sarma

Current ranking8 (April 2025)

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The Indian team is currently 8th in the world rankings.^[3] The players have won 3 medals at the Summer Olympics, 14 at the World Championships, 7 at the Asian Games, 18 at the Asian Championships and 25 at the Commonwealth Games.^[4]

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Years	Coach	Role	Ref
2020–present	Park Tae-sang	NCE Coach	^[5]
2025–present	Tan Kim Her	Doubles Coach	^[6]
2025–present	Irwansyah Adi Pratama	Women's Singles Coach	^[7]

Tournament				Total
Olympic Games	0	1	2	3
World Championships	1	4	10	15
Asian Games	1	1	5	7
Asian Championships	2	1	16	19
Commonwealth Games	9	5	11	25
South Asian Games	24	21	3	48
Defunct
World Games	0	0	1	1
World Cup	1	0	1	2
Total	38	33	49	120

Tournament	Team				Total
Thomas Cup	M	1	0	1	2
Uber Cup	F	0	0	2	2
Sudirman Cup	X	0	0	0	0
Commonwealth Games	M	0	1	0	1
	F	0	0	1	1
	X	1	2	1	4
Asian Games	M	0	1	3	4
Asian Games	F	0	0	2	2
Asian Team Championships	M	0	1	3	4
Asian Team Championships	F	1	0	0	1
Asian Mixed Team Championships	X	0	0	1	1
South Asian Games	M	5	0	0	5
South Asian Games	F	5	0	0	5
Total		13	5	14	32

World Rank	Player
10	Lakshya Sen
18	Ayush Shetty
30	Srikanth Kidambi
35	Prannoy H. S.
43	Tharun Mannepalli
48	Kiran George
53	Priyanshu Rajawat
56	Mithun Manjunath
65	Manraj Singh
66	Sankar Subramanian
76	Rithvik Sanjeevi
91	Saneeth Dayanand
96	Alap Mishra
98	Sathish Karunakaran

World Rank	Player
13	P. V. Sindhu
28	Unnati Hooda
34	Tanvi Sharma
44	Rakshitha Ramraj
47	Anupama Upadhyaya
49	Malvika Bansod
53	Isharani Baruah
55	Tasnim Mir
56	Anmol Kharb
57	Shriyanshi Valishetty
58	Aakarshi Kashyap
66	Devika Sihag
68	Tanya Hemanth
80	Shreya Lele
87	Ashmita Chaliha
93	Ira Sharma
94	Mansi Singh

BWF ranking

Association	Badminton Association of India^[1]
Confederation	Badminton Asia
President	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Current ranking	8 (April 2025)
Highest ranking	5 (July 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1991)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2011, 2017)
Thomas Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1952)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Uber Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1957)
Best result	Semi-finals (1957, 2014, 2016)
Asian Mixed Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2017)
Best result	Semi-finals (2023)
Asian Men's Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1965)
Best result	Runners-up (1983)
Asian Women's Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2016)
Best result	Champions (2024)

World Rank	Players
4	Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
44	Pruthvi Roy Sai Pratheek K.
129	Arjun M. R. Hariharan Amsakarunan

World Rank	Players
13	Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand
47	Shruti Mishra Priya Konjengbam
50	Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda
51	Simran Singhi Kavipriya Selvam

World Rank	Players
18	Tanisha Crasto Dhruv Kapila
36	Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Gadde
45	Aadya Variyath Sathish Karunakaran
46	Ashith Surya Amrutha Pramuthesh

Player	Discipline	Highest
Prakash Padukone Srikanth Kidambi	MS	1
Saina Nehwal	WS	1
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	MD	1
Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand	WD	9
Jwala Gutta Valiyaveetil Diju	XD	6
India	Team	5

Player	Best Ranking	Olympic Games			World Championship
Player	Best Ranking
Men's Singles
Prakash Padukone	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Srikanth Kidambi	1	—	—	—	—	1	—
Lakshya Sen	6	—	—	—	—	—	1
Prannoy H. S.	6	—	—	—	—	—	1
B. Sai Praneeth	10	—	—	—	—	—	1
Women's Singles
Saina Nehwal	1	—	—	1	—	1	1
P. V. Sindhu	2	—	1	1	1	2	2
Men's Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	1	—	—	—	—	—	2
Women's Doubles
Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	10	—	—	—	—	—	1
Mixed Doubles
Jwala Gutta Valiyaveetil Diju	6	—	—	—	—	—	—

Year	Host	Player	Category
2012	London	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2016	Rio de Janeiro	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2020	Tokyo	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles

Year	Player(s)	Category
1983	Prakash Padukone	Men's singles
2011	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	Women's doubles
2013	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2014	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2015	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2017	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2017	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2018	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2019	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2019	B. Sai Praneeth	Men's singles
2021	Srikanth Kidambi	Men's singles
2021	Lakshya Sen	Men's singles
2022	Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Men's doubles
2023	Prannoy H. S.	Men's singles
2025	Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Men's doubles

Year	Player	Category
2009	Jwala Gutta Valiyaveetil Diju	Mixed doubles
2011	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2017	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2018	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2021	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles

Year	Player(s)	Category
1982	Syed Modi	Men's singles
	Leroy D'Sa Pradeep Gandhe	Men's doubles
	Leroy D'Sa Kanwal Thakar Singh	Mixed doubles
2018	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2018	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2022	Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Men's doubles
2022	Prannoy H. S.	Men's singles

Year	Round	Position
1957	First round	3rd
1960	First round	5th
1963	Did not qualify
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010	Quarter-finals	N/a
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Semi-finals	3rd
2016	Semi-finals	3rd
2018	Group stage	11th
2020	Quarter-finals	8th
2022	Quarter-finals	8th
2024	Quarter-finals	7th
2026	Group stage	11th
2028	To be determined
2030	To be determined

Year	Round	Position
1989	Withdrew
1991	Group stage	19th
1993	Group stage	18th
1995	Group stage	20th
1997	Group stage	19th
1999	Group stage	16th
2001	Group stage	17th
2003	Group stage	16th
2005	Group stage	18th
2007	Group stage	18th
2009	Group stage	17th
2011	Quarter-finals	N/a
2013	Group stage	10th
2015	Group stage	10th
2017	Quarter-finals	N/a
2019	Group stage	12th
2021	Group stage	12th
2023	Group stage	11th
2025	Group stage	11th
2027	To be determined
2029	To be determined

Year	Round	Position
1978	Group stage	N/a
1982	Group stage	N/a
1986	Did not enter
1990	Group stage	N/a
1994	Did not enter
2002	Group stage	N/a
2006	Third place	3rd
2010	Runners-up	2nd
2014	Fourth place	4th
2018	Champions	1st
2022	Runners-up	2nd
2026	Event not held
2030	To be determined
2034	To be determined

Year	Round	Position
2017	Quarter-finals	N/a
2019	Group stage	N/a
2023	Semi-finals	3rd
2025	Quarter-finals	6th
2027
2029

Year	Player(s)	Category
1965	Dinesh Khanna	Men's singles
	Suresh Goel	Men's singles
	Meena Shah	Women's singles
	Sarojini Apte	Women's singles
	Owen Roncon Sarojini Apte	Mixed doubles
	A. I. Sheikh Achala Karnik	Mixed doubles
1969	Dinesh Khanna	Men's singles
1976	Prakash Padukone	Men's singles
2000	Pullela Gopichand	Men's singles
2007	Anup Sridhar	Men's singles
2010	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2014	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2014	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	Women's doubles
2016	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2018	Prannoy H. S.	Men's singles
2018	Saina Nehwal	Women's singles
2022	P. V. Sindhu	Women's singles
2023	Chirag Shetty Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	Men's doubles
2026	Ayush Shetty	Men's singles

Year	Player(s)	Category
2004	Chetan Anand	Men's singles
	Trupti Murgunde	Women's singles
	Rupesh Kumar K. T. Marcos Bristow	Men's doubles
	Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien	Women's doubles
	Jaseel P. Ismail Jwala Gutta	Mixed doubles
	Abhinn Shyam Gupta	Men's singles
	B. R. Meenakshi	Women's singles
	Jaseel P. Ismail JBS Vidyadhar	Men's doubles
	Fathima Nazneen Manjusha Kanwar	Women's doubles
	Marcos Bristow Manjusha Kanwar	Mixed doubles
2006	Chetan Anand	Men's singles
2006	Trupti Murgunde	Women's singles
2006	Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas	Men's doubles
2006	Jaseel P. Ismail Jwala Gutta	Women's doubles
2006	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	Mixed doubles
2010	Chetan Anand	Men's singles
2010	Sayali Gokhale	Women's singles
2010	Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas	Men's doubles
2010	Aparna Balan Shruti Kurien	Women's doubles
2010	Valiyaveetil Diju Ashwini Ponnappa	Mixed doubles
2016	Srikanth Kidambi	Men's singles
2016	Ruthvika Gadde	Women's singles
2016	Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy	Men's doubles
2016	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	Women's doubles
2016	Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy	Mixed doubles
2019	Siril Verma	Men's singles
2019	Ashmita Chaliha	Women's singles
2019	Krishna Prasad Garaga Dhruv Kapila	Men's doubles
2019	Dhruv Kapila Meghana Jakkampudi	Mixed doubles

Year	Round	Position
1962	Did not enter
1965	Semi-finals	3rd
1969	Quarter-finals	N/a
1971	Round of 16	N/a
1976	Round of 16	N/a
1983	Runners-up	2nd
1985	Quarter-finals	N/a
1987	Group stage	N/a
1989	Group stage	N/a
1993	Group stage	N/a
2016	Semi-finals	4th
2018	Quarter-finals	N/a
2020	Semi-finals	3rd
2022	Group stage	6th
2024	Quarter-finals	8th
2026	Quarter-finals	8th
2028	To be determined
2030	To be determined

Year	Round	Position
2000	Group stage	13th
2002	Group stage	9th
2004	Group stage	11th
2006	Group stage	8th
2007	Group stage	8th
2008	Semi-finals	4th
2009	Group stage	7th
2010	Group stage	9th
2011	Group stage	6th
2012	Group stage	9th
2013	Group stage	14th
2014	Group stage	13th
2015	Group stage	9th
2016	Quarter-finals	8th
2017	Quarter-finals	6th
2018	Quarter-finals	6th
2019	Group stage	12th
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Group stage	13th
2023	Quarter-finals	7th
2024	Quarter-finals	6th
2025	Semi-finals	3rd

Individual

Team

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Super Series / World Tour Finals

Mixed team

Men's team

Women's team

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

Men's team

Women's team

Men's team

Women's team

World Junior Championships

Asia Junior Championships

Men's team

Women's team

Mixed team

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