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{{Short description|South African national badminton team}}
{{Short description|National badminton team representing South Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox sports team
{{Use South African English|date=September 2023}}
| name = South Africa national badminton team<br/>''Suid-Afrika nasionale pluimbalspan''<br/>''Sehlopha sa naha sa badminton sa afrika Borwa''<br/>''Iqela lesizwe le-badminton loMzantsi afrika''<br/>''Iqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika i-badminton''
{{Infobox national badminton team
| name = South Africa
| image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| founded =
| nickname =
| sport = [[Badminton]]
| association = [[Badminton South Africa]] (BSA)
| confederation = [[Badminton Confederation of Africa|BCA]] (Africa)
| location = South Africa
| president = Gretha Prinsloo
| association = [[Badminton South Africa]]
| chairman =
| blank_label = Confederation
| rank = 34 {{steady}}
| blank_data = [[Badminton Confederation of Africa]]
| date = 2 April 2024
| blank_label2 = World rank
| max rank = 23
| blank_data2 = 56 (points balanced with Italy and Slovenia)
| max date = 5 April 2012
| World mixed team champ apps = 9
| World mixed team champ first = 1997
| World mixed team champ best = Group stage
| World men's team champ apps = 4
| World men's team champ first = [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
| World men's team champ best = Group stage
| World women's team champ apps = 5
| World women's team champ first = [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
| World women's team champ best = Group stage
| Regional name = [[African Badminton Championships|African Mixed Team Championships]]
| Regional cup apps = 15
| Regional cup first = [[1998 African Badminton Championships|1998]]
| Regional cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]]'''Champions''' ([[1998 African Badminton Championships|1998]], [[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]], [[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]], [[2006 African Badminton Championships|2006]], [[2009 African Badminton Championships|2009]], [[2011 African Badminton Championships|2011]], [[2013 African Badminton Championships|2013]], [[2014 African Badminton Championships|2014]])
| Regional2 name = [[All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Men's Team Championships]]
| Regional2 cup apps = 4
| Regional2 cup first = [[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
| Regional2 cup best =[[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]] '''Champions''' ([[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]])
| Regional3 name = [[All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|African Women's Team Championships]]
| Regional3 cup apps = 3
| Regional3 cup first = [[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
| Regional3 cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|20px]] '''Champions''' ([[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]])
| Regional4 name =
| Regional4 cup apps =
| Regional4 cup first =
| Regional4 cup best =
| medaltemplates =
}}
}}

The '''South African national badminton team''' represents [[South Africa]] in international [[badminton]] team competitions and is controlled by [[Badminton South Africa]], the governing body for badminton in South Africa. South Africa has participated in the [[Thomas Cup]], [[Uber Cup]] and the [[Sudirman Cup]] but have never been to the quarterfinals.
The '''South African national badminton team''' ({{langx|af|Suid-Afrika nasionale pluimbalspan}}; {{langx|st|Sehlopha sa naha sa badminton sa Afrika Borwa}}; {{langx|xh|Iqela lesizwe le-badminton loMzantsi Afrika}}; {{langx|zu|Iqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika i-badminton}}) represents [[South Africa]] in international [[badminton]] team competitions and is controlled by [[Badminton South Africa]], the governing body for badminton in South Africa. South Africa has participated in the [[Thomas Cup]], [[Uber Cup]] and the [[Sudirman Cup]] but have never been to the quarterfinals.


South Africa is one of the leading badminton nations in [[Africa]], winning all three team events at the [[African Badminton Championships]] for more than four times.
South Africa is one of the leading badminton nations in [[Africa]], winning all three team events at the [[African Badminton Championships]] for more than four times.


== Competitive record ==
==Participation in BWF competitions==
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=== Thomas Cup ===
;[[Thomas Cup]]<ref>[http://www.internationalbadminton.org/thomas.html BWF: Thomas Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011701/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/thomas.html |date=2008-04-10 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[1949 Thomas Cup|1949]]<br/>to<br/>[[1961 Thomas Cup|1961]]
! Year !! Result
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[2004 Thomas Cup|2004]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1964 Thomas Cup|1964]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|[[2006 Thomas Cup|2006]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1967 Thomas Cup|1967]]
|-
|-
|[[2012 Thomas Cup|2012]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1970 Thomas Cup|1970]]
|-
|-
|[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]] || 13th / 16th
|[[1973 Thomas Cup|1973]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="8" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|[[1976 Thomas Cup|1976]]
|-
|[[1979 Thomas Cup|1979]]
|-
|[[1982 Thomas Cup|1982]]
|-
|[[1984 Thomas & Uber Cup|1984]]
|-
|[[1986 Thomas & Uber Cup|1986]]
|-
|[[1988 Thomas & Uber Cup|1988]]
|-
|[[1990 Thomas & Uber Cup|1990]]
|-
|[[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[1994 Thomas & Uber Cup|1994]]
|-
|[[1996 Thomas & Uber Cup|1996]]
|-
|[[1998 Thomas & Uber Cup|1998]]
|-
|[[2000 Thomas & Uber Cup|2000]]
|-
|[[2002 Thomas & Uber Cup|2002]]
|-
|[[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
|Round of 16
|10th
|-
|[[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006]]
|Round of 16
|12th
|-
|[[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010]]
|-
|[[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012]]
|Group stage
|12th
|-
|[[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
|Group stage
|14th
|-
|[[2018 Thomas & Uber Cup|2018]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2020 Thomas & Uber Cup|2020]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022]]
|-
|[[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|2024]]
|-
|[[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|[[2028 Thomas & Uber Cup|2028]]
|-
|[[2030 Thomas & Uber Cup|2030]]
|}
|}

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;[[Uber Cup]]<ref>[http://www.internationalbadminton.org/uber.html BWF: Uber Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011706/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/uber.html |date=2008-04-10 }}</ref>
=== Uber Cup ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[1957 Uber Cup|1957]]<br/>to<br/>[[1963 Uber Cup|1963]]
! Year !! Result
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[2004 Uber Cup|2004]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1966 Uber Cup|1966]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|-
|[[2006 Uber Cup|2006]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1969 Uber Cup|1969]]
|-
|-
|[[2008 Uber Cup|2008]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1972 Uber Cup|1972]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="8" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|-
|[[2010 Uber Cup|2010]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1975 Uber Cup|1975]]
|-
|-
|[[2012 Uber Cup|2012]] || '''9th / 12th'''
|[[1978 Uber Cup|1978]]
|-
|[[1981 Uber Cup|1981]]
|-
|[[1984 Thomas & Uber Cup|1984]]
|-
|[[1986 Thomas & Uber Cup|1986]]
|-
|[[1988 Thomas & Uber Cup|1988]]
|-
|[[1990 Thomas & Uber Cup|1990]]
|-
|[[1992 Thomas & Uber Cup|1992]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[1994 Thomas & Uber Cup|1994]]
|-
|[[1996 Thomas & Uber Cup|1996]]
|-
|[[1998 Thomas & Uber Cup|1998]]
|-
|[[2000 Thomas & Uber Cup|2000]]
|-
|[[2002 Thomas & Uber Cup|2002]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2004 Thomas & Uber Cup|2004]]
|Round of 16
|12th
|-
|[[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006]]
|Round of 16
|12th
|-
|[[2008 Thomas & Uber Cup|2008]]
|Round of 16
|12th
|-
|[[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|2010]]
|Group stage
|12th
|-
|[[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012]]
|Group stage
|12th
|-
|[[2014 Thomas & Uber Cup|2014]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016]]
|-
|[[2018 Thomas & Uber Cup|2018]]
|-
|[[2020 Thomas & Uber Cup|2020]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2022 Thomas & Uber Cup|2022]]
|-
|[[2024 Thomas & Uber Cup|2024]]
| colspan="2" |''Qualified, later withdrew''
|-
|[[2026 Thomas & Uber Cup|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|[[2028 Thomas & Uber Cup|2028]]
|-
|[[2030 Thomas & Uber Cup|2030]]
|}
|}

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;[[Sudirman Cup]]<ref>[http://www.internationalbadminton.org/sudirman.html BWF: Sudirman Cup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011650/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/sudirman.html |date=2008-04-10 }}</ref>
=== Sudirman Cup ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[1989 Sudirman Cup|1989]]
! Year !! Result
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|-
|[[1997 Sudirman Cup|1997]] || 42nd - Group 6
|[[1991 Sudirman Cup|1991]]
|-
|-
|[[1999 Sudirman Cup|1999]] || 40th - Group 6
|[[1993 Sudirman Cup|1993]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[2001 Sudirman Cup|2001]] || 39th - Group 6 Promoted
|[[1995 Sudirman Cup|1995]]
|-
|-
|[[2003 Sudirman Cup|2003]] || 34th - Group 5
|[[1997 Sudirman Cup|1997]]
|Group stage
|42nd
|-
|-
|[[2005 Sudirman Cup|2005]] || 29th - Group 4
|[[1999 Sudirman Cup|1999]]
|Group stage
|40th
|-
|-
|[[2007 Sudirman Cup|2007]] || 37th - Group 5
|[[2001 Sudirman Cup|2001]]
|Group stage
|39th
|-
|-
|[[2009 Sudirman Cup|2009]] || 30th - Group 4
|[[2003 Sudirman Cup|2003]]
|Group stage
|34th
|-
|-
|[[2011 Sudirman Cup|2011]] || '''25th - Group 3'''
|[[2005 Sudirman Cup|2005]]
|Group stage
|29th
|-
|-
|[[2015 Sudirman Cup|2015]] || 27th - Group 3
|[[2007 Sudirman Cup|2007]]
|Group stage
|37th
|-
|[[2009 Sudirman Cup|2009]]
|Group stage
|30th
|-
|[[2011 Sudirman Cup|2011]]
|Group stage
|25th
|-
|[[2013 Sudirman Cup|2013]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2015 Sudirman Cup|2015]]
|Group stage
|27th
|-
|[[2017 Sudirman Cup|2017]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2019 Sudirman Cup|2019]]
|-
|[[2021 Sudirman Cup|2021]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2023 Sudirman Cup|2023]]
|-
|[[2025 Sudirman Cup|2025]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|[[2027 Sudirman Cup|2027]]
|-
|[[2029 Sudirman Cup|2029]]
|}
|}
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=== Commonwealth Games ===

{{See also|Badminton at the Commonwealth Games}}
==Participation in African Badminton Championships==
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==== Men's team ====
'''[[Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|Men's team]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
! Year !! Result
|Quarter-finals
|
|}
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==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"| [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2004]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|Quarter-finals
|
|}
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==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|1978]]<br/>to<br/>[[Badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|1990]]
| [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2006]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
| colspan="2" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|1994]]
| [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2008]] || {{silver2}} Runner-up
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002]]
| [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2010]] || {{bronze3}} Semi-finalist
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]]
| [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2012]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2010]]
| [[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2014]]
| [[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]] || ''did not enter''
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2018]]
| [[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]] || {{bronze3}} Semi-finalist
|Group stage
|
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2022]]
| [[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]] || {{bronze3}} Semi-finalist
|Quarter-finals
|
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team|2026]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|}
|}
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=== African Games ===


==== Mixed team ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
'''[[Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|Women's team]]'''
!Year
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Mixed team|2003]]
! Year !! Result
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Mixed team|2007]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"| [[2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2004]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Mixed team|2011]]
| [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2006]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2015 African Games – Mixed team|2015]]
| [[2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2008]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2019 African Games – Mixed team|2019]]
| [[2010 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2010]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''4th'''
|-
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2027 African Games – Mixed team|2027]]
| [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2012]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|}

=== African Team Championships ===
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==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
| [[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]] || rowspan=2| ''did not enter''
|[[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]<br/>to<br/>[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
| colspan="2" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|-
| [[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
|[[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]] || Fourth place
|[[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
| [[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]] || {{bronze3}} Semi-finalist
|[[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''4th'''
|-
|[[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''4th'''
|-
|[[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]]
|Group stage
|5th
|-
|[[2026 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|[[2028 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2028]]
|-
|[[2030 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2030]]
|}
|}
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==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]<br/>to<br/>[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
| colspan="2" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|[[2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|2016]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2018]]
|-
|[[2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020]]
|bgcolor="9acdff"|'''Fourth place'''
|bgcolor="9acdff"|'''4th'''
|-
|[[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2022]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''4th'''
|-
|[[2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2024]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2026 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2026]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|[[2028 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2028]]
|-
|[[2030 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2030]]
|}
{{col-3}}
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'''[[African Badminton Championships|Mixed team]]'''
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|[[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]<br/>to<br/>[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
! Year !! Result
| colspan="2" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|-
| [[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[1992 African Badminton Championships|1992]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[1994 African Badminton Championships|1994]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2006 African Badminton Championships|2006]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[1998 African Badminton Championships|1998]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2007 African Badminton Championships|2007]] || {{silver2}} Runner-up
|[[2000 African Badminton Championships|2000]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
| [[2009 African Badminton Championships|2009]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2010 African Badminton Championships|2010]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2011 African Badminton Championships|2011]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[2006 African Badminton Championships|2006]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2013 African Badminton Championships|2013]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[2007 African Badminton Championships|2007]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|-
| [[2014 African Badminton Championships|2014]] || '''{{gold1}} Champions'''
|[[2009 African Badminton Championships|2009]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"| [[2017 African Badminton Championships|2017]] || {{silver2}} Runner-up
|[[2011 African Badminton Championships|2011]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019]] || Quarter-finalist
|[[2013 African Badminton Championships|2013]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
| [[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021]] || {{bronze3}} Semi-finalist
|[[2014 African Badminton Championships|2014]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"| [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023]] || {{bronze3}} Semi-finalist
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2017 African Badminton Championships|2017]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[2019 African Badminton Championships|2019]]
|Quarter-finals
|
|-
|[[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''4th'''
|-
|[[2025 African Badminton Championships|2025]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''To be determined''
|-
|[[2027 African Badminton Championships|2027]]
|-
|[[2029 African Badminton Championships|2029]]
|}
|}
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{{col-end}}
=== FISU World University Games ===
{{See also|Badminton at the FISU World University Games}}

==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Mixed team|2007]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Mixed team|2011]]
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2013 Summer Universiade – Mixed team|2013]]
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2015 Summer Universiade – Mixed team|2015]]
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Mixed team|2017]]
|Group stage
|
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2021 Summer World University Games – Mixed team|2021]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2025 Summer World University Games – Mixed team|2025]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|}

=== World University Team Championships ===
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[2008 World University Badminton Championships|2008]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |''Did not enter''
|-
|[[2010 World University Badminton Championships|2010]]
|-
|[[2012 World University Badminton Championships|2012]]
|-
|[[2014 World University Badminton Championships|2014]]
|-
|[[2016 World University Badminton Championships|2016]]
|-
|[[2018 World University Badminton Championships|2018]]
|}
: ''**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''


== Junior competitive record ==
== Junior competitive record ==

=== World Junior Team Championships ===
===Suhandinata Cup===
{{See also|BWF World Junior Championships}}
{{See also|BWF World Junior Championships}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
====Suhandinata Cup====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!Result
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2000 IBF World Junior Championships|2000]] || Group stage - 23rd of 24
|[[2000 IBF World Junior Championships|2000]]
|Group stage
|23rd
|-
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2002 IBF World Junior Championships|2002]] || Group stage - '''16th''' of 23
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2002 IBF World Junior Championships|2002]]
|Group stage
|16th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2004 IBF World Junior Championships|2004]] || ''Did not compete''
|[[2004 IBF World Junior Championships|2004]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|2006]] || Group X2 - 27th of 28
|[[2006 BWF World Junior Championships|2006]]
|Group stage
|27th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2007 BWF World Junior Championships|2007]] || Group Y1 - 23rd of 25
|[[2007 BWF World Junior Championships|2007]]
|Group stage
|23rd
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008]] || rowspan="2" | ''Did not compete''
|[[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[2009 BWF World Junior Championships|2009]]
|[[2009 BWF World Junior Championships|2009]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[2010 BWF World Junior Championships|2010]] || Group X1 - 23rd of 24
|[[2010 BWF World Junior Championships|2010]]
|Group stage
|23rd
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|2011]] || ''Did not compete''
|[[2011 BWF World Junior Championships|2011]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2012 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2012]] || Group Z2 - 28th of 30
|[[2012 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage|2012]]
|Group stage
|28th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2013]] || Group Z1 - 24th of 30
|[[2013 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage|2013]]
|Group stage
|24th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[2014 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2014]] || Group W2 - 28th of 33
|[[2014 BWF World Junior Championships – Team event group stage|2014]]
|Group stage
|28th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|PER}} [[2015 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2015]] || Group C2 - 28th of 39
|[[2015 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2015]]
|Group stage
|28th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[2016 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2016]] || Group C1 - 45th of 52
|[[2016 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2016]]
|Group stage
|45th
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[2017 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2017]] || Group B2 - 31st of 44
|[[2017 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2017]]
|Group stage
|31st
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2018]] || Group C - 31st of 39
|[[2018 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2018]]
|Group stage
|31st
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2019]] || ''Did not compete''
|[[2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event group stage|2019]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''Did not enter''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2020 BWF World Junior Championships|2020]] || ''Cancelled''
|[[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2022]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2021 BWF World Junior Championships|2021]] || ''Cancelled''
|[[2023 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2023]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2022]] || ''Did not compete''
|[[2024 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|2024]]
| colspan="2" |''To be determined''
|}
|}


== Current squad ==
=== Commonwealth Youth Games ===
The following players were selected to represent South Africa at the [[2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships]].{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Male players<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/clubplayers.aspx?id=83726E2A-D24E-4CFD-B2FC-4E52256A7F22&cid=12|title=All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - Team: SOUTH AFRICA MEN TEAM - Players |website=tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=2022-08-06}}</ref>
*[[Cameron Coetzer]]
*[[Jarred Elliott]]
*[[Caden Kakora]]
*[[Ruan Snyman (badminton)|Ruan Snyman]]
*[[Robert Summers (badminton)|Robert Summers]]
*[[Robert White (badminton)|Robert White]]


==== Mixed team ====
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
;Female players<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/clubplayers.aspx?id=83726E2A-D24E-4CFD-B2FC-4E52256A7F22&cid=12|title=All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2022 - Team: SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN TEAM - Players |website=tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=2022-08-06}}</ref>
!Year
*[[Amy Ackerman]]
! style="width:200px" |Round
*[[Demi Botha]]
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
*[[Deidre Jordaan]]
|-
*[[Diane Olivier]]
|[[Badminton at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games|2004]]
|Group stage
|8th
|}

=== African Youth Games ===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2018 African Youth Games|2018]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|}
{{col-3}}
==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2018 African Youth Games|2018]]
| colspan="2" |''Did not enter''
|}
{{col-3}}
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[Badminton at the 2014 African Youth Games|2014]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
=== African Junior Team Championships ===
==== Mixed team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
!Year
! style="width:200px" |Round
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
|-
|[[1979 African Badminton Championships|1979]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |''Banned due to [[apartheid]]''
|-
|[[1980 African Badminton Championships|1980]]
|-
|[[1982 African Badminton Championships|1982]]
|-
|[[1984 African Badminton Championships|1984]]
|-
|[[1988 African Badminton Championships|1988]]
|-
|[[1993 African Junior Badminton Championships|1993]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[1995 African Junior Badminton Championships|1995]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[1997 African Junior Badminton Championships|1997]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red|[[1999 African Junior Badminton Championships|1999]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[2001 African Junior Badminton Championships|2001]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2003 African Junior Badminton Championships|2003]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[2005 African Junior Badminton Championships|2005]]
|bgcolor=Silver|'''Runners-up'''
|bgcolor=Silver|'''2nd'''
|-
|[[2007 African Junior Badminton Championships|2007]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2009 African Junior Badminton Championships|2009]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2011 African Junior Badminton Championships|2011]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2013 African Junior Badminton Championships|2013]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2016 African Junior Badminton Championships|2016]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Semi-finals'''
|bgcolor="cc9966"|'''3rd'''
|-
|[[2021 African Junior Badminton Championships|2021]]
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|bgcolor=Gold|'''1st'''
|-
|[[2022 African Junior Badminton Championships|2022]]
|Group stage
|
|-
|[[2024 African Junior Badminton Championships|2024]]
|Qualified
|
|}

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

== Players ==

=== Current squad ===
{{Updated|{{Date|Jan 2, 2024|DMY}}}}

==== Men's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:600px; font-size:95%;"
! rowspan="2" align="left" |Name
! rowspan="2" align="left" |DoB/Age
! colspan="3" align="center" |Ranking of event
|-
! align="center" |MS
!MD
! align="center" |XD
|-
|[[Caden Kakora]]
|{{Birth date and age|2003|7|10|df=y}}
|225
|176
|99
|-
|[[Robert White (badminton)|Robert White]]
|{{Birth date and age|2004|7|27|df=y}}
|260
|176
|109
|-
|[[Cameron Coetzer]]
|{{Birth date and age|1995|11|7|df=y}}
| 1623
|708
|426
|-
|[[Ruan Snyman (badminton)|Ruan Snyman]]
|{{Birth date and age|1998|11|2|df=y}}
|565
|403
| -
|-
|[[Jarred Elliott]]
|{{Birth date and age|2000|1|26|df=y}}
| -
|131
|129
|-
|[[Robert Summers (badminton)|Robert Summers]]
|{{Birth date and age|2002|5|13|df=y}}
|315
|131
|426
|}

==== Women's team ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:600px; font-size:95%;"
! rowspan="2" align="left" |Name
! rowspan="2" align="left" |DoB/Age
! colspan="3" align="center" |Ranking of event
|-
! align="center" |WS
!WD
! align="center" |XD
|-
|[[Johanita Scholtz]]
|{{Birth date and age|2000|1|25|df=y}}
|117
|457
|99
|-
|[[Anri Schoonees]]
|{{Birth date and age|1996|3|28|df=y}}
| -
|457
|426
|-
|[[Amy Ackerman]]
|{{Birth date and age|2005|3|16|df=y}}
| -
|68
|129
|-
|[[Deidré Laurens]]
|{{Birth date and age|1995|3|29|df=y}}
|957
|68
|109
|-
|[[Demi Botha]]
|{{Birth date and age|1995|7|27|df=y}}
| -
| 457
|426
|-
|[[Diane Olivier]]
|{{Birth date and age|2004|4|6|df=y}}
|370
| 457
| 1160
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:04, 10 December 2024

South Africa
AssociationBadminton South Africa (BSA)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentGretha Prinsloo
BWF ranking
Current ranking34 Steady (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking23 (5 April 2012)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
Uber Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances15 (first in 1998)
Best resultChampions (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2016)
Best result Champions (2016)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2020)
Best result Champions (2024)

The South African national badminton team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika nasionale pluimbalspan; Sotho: Sehlopha sa naha sa badminton sa Afrika Borwa; Xhosa: Iqela lesizwe le-badminton loMzantsi Afrika; Zulu: Iqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika i-badminton) represents South Africa in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton South Africa, the governing body for badminton in South Africa. South Africa has participated in the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup but have never been to the quarterfinals.

South Africa is one of the leading badminton nations in Africa, winning all three team events at the African Badminton Championships for more than four times.

Competitive record

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Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

African Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2003 Champions 1st
2007 Runners-up 2nd
2011 Runners-up 2nd
2015 Runners-up 2nd
2019 Semi-finals 4th
2027 To be determined

African Team Championships

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FISU World University Games

[edit]
See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

Mixed team

[edit]
Year Round Pos
2007 Did not enter
2011
2013
2015
2017 Group stage
2021 Did not enter
2025 To be determined

World University Team Championships

[edit]

Mixed team

[edit]
Year Round Pos
2008 Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

[edit]

Suhandinata Cup

[edit]
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Group stage 23rd
2002 Group stage 16th
2004 Did not enter
2006 Group stage 27th
2007 Group stage 23rd
2008 Did not enter
2009
2010 Group stage 23rd
2011 Did not enter
2012 Group stage 28th
2013 Group stage 24th
2014 Group stage 28th
2015 Group stage 28th
2016 Group stage 45th
2017 Group stage 31st
2018 Group stage 31st
2019 Did not enter
2022
2023
2024 To be determined

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Mixed team

[edit]
Year Round Pos
2004 Group stage 8th

African Youth Games

[edit]

African Junior Team Championships

[edit]

Mixed team

[edit]
Year Round Pos
1979 Banned due to apartheid
1980
1982
1984
1988
1993 Champions 1st
1995 Champions 1st
1997 Champions 1st
1999 Runners-up 2nd
2001 Champions 1st
2003 Runners-up 2nd
2005 Runners-up 2nd
2007 Champions 1st
2009 Champions 1st
2011 Champions 1st
2013 Champions 1st
2016 Semi-finals 3rd
2021 Champions 1st
2022 Group stage
2024 Qualified
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

[edit]
As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Caden Kakora (2003-07-10) 10 July 2003 (age 21) 225 176 99
Robert White (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) 260 176 109
Cameron Coetzer (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 29) 1623 708 426
Ruan Snyman (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 26) 565 403 -
Jarred Elliott (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) - 131 129
Robert Summers (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) 315 131 426

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Johanita Scholtz (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24) 117 457 99
Anri Schoonees (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 28) - 457 426
Amy Ackerman (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) - 68 129
Deidré Laurens (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) 957 68 109
Demi Botha (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29) - 457 426
Diane Olivier (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) 370 457 1160

References

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