The South Korea national badminton team (; 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.
Participation in BWF competitions
Thomas Cup Year Round1949Did not enter195219551958196119641967197019731976Did not qualify1979Did not enter1982Did not qualify1984 Fourth place 4th1986 Group stage 5th1988 Group stage 6th1990 Group stage 5th1992Semi-finals4th1994Semi-finals3rd1996Semi-finals3rd1998 Group stage 5th / 6th2000Semi-finals4th2002 Group stage 5th2004Semi-finals4th2006 Quarter-finalist2008 Runner-up2010 Quarter-finalist2012 Runner-up2014 Quarter-finalist2016Semi-finals4th2018 Quarter-finalist 7th2020 Quarter-finalist 7th2022 Quarter-finalist 8th2024 Quarter-finalist 7th2026 Group stage 10th
Uber Cup Year Result1984 Third place1986 Third place1988 Runner-up1990 Runner-up1992 Runner-up1994 Semi-finalist1996 Semi-finalist1998 Semi-finalist2000 Semi-finalist2002 Runner-up2004 Runner-up2006 Quarter-finalist2008 Semi-finalist2010 Winner2012 Runner-up2014 Semi-finalist2016 Runner-up2018 Semi-finalist − 3rd2020 Semi-finalist − 3rd2022 Winner2024 Semi-finalist − 3rd2026 Winner
Sudirman Cup Year Result1989 Runner-up1991 Winner1993 Winner1995 Semi-finalist1997 Runner-up1999 Semi-finalist2001 Semi-finalist2003 Winner2005 Semi-finalist2007 Semi-finalist2009 Runner-up2011 Semi-finalist2013 Runner-up2015 Semi-finalist2017 Winner2019 Quarter-finalist2021 Semi-finalist2023 Runner-up2025 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 +YearResult 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 2025Quarter-finalist - 8th of 36 2026 Qualified
Asian Junior Team Championships
Men's team +YearResult1997 Semi-finalist1998 1999 Semi-finalist2000 Semi-finalist2001 Semi-finalist2002 Runner-up2004 Runner-up2005 Winner
Women's team +YearResult1997 Semi-finalist1998 Runner-up1999 Semi-finalist2000 Runner-up2001 Winner2002 Runner-up2004 Runner-up2005 Semi-finalist
Mixed team +YearResult2006 Winner2007 Quarter-finals2008 Runner-up2009 Quarter-finals2010 Quarter-finals2011 Did not enter2012 Semi-finalist2013 Runner-up2014 Runner-up2015 Runner-up2016 Runner-up2017 Winner2018 Quarter-finals2019 Semi-finalist2023 Quarter-finals2024 Runner-up2025 Semi-finalist2026 Group stage
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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