The Nepal national badminton team () represents Nepal in international badminton team competitions. The Nepalese national team is controlled by the Nepal Badminton Association, the governing body for badminton in Nepal.
Nepal competed in the Sudirman Cup in 1989. The mixed team would later compete for a second time in 2019. The men's team participated in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and 2018. The Nepalese men's and women's team also compete in the South Asian Games.
History Badminton was introduced to Nepal in the 1950s when it was widely encouraged as a national sport by King Mahendra of Nepal whom later became the chairman of the Nepal Badminton Association in 1956. The national team was formed soon after the establishment of the Nepal Badminton Association.
The Nepali team started competing in international team tournaments in the 1980s when the men's and women's team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup respectively. The Nepali men's and women's team also made their Asian Games debut at the 1986 Asian Games. In 1989, the Nepali team made their mixed team debut in the inaugural 1989 Sudirman Cup. The team lost in the group stages.
In 2004, the Nepali men and women's team were sent to compete in the 9th South Asian Games and finished in 4th place. Both teams later competed for the next few Games and finished in third place.
In 2014, the national men's team reached the quarter-finals at the 2014 Asian Games but lost to the Malaysian team with a score of 0-3. The Nepali men's team debuted in the Badminton Asia Team Championships in 2016 and competed for a second time in 2018. In 2019, the national mixed team made their second appearance at the 2019 Sudirman Cup. The team lost the classification round to Lithuania and were placed 28th in the final ranking.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup Year Result 1949Did not enter 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984Did not qualify 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996Did not enter 1998Did not qualify 2000 2002Did not enter 2004Did not qualify 2006 2008Did not enter 2010 2012 2014 2016Did not qualify 2018 2020Did not enter 2022 2024TBD 2026TBD 2028TBD 2030TBD
Uber Cup Year Result 1957Did not enter 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988Did not qualify 1990 1992 1994 1996Did not enter 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024TBD 2026TBD 2028TBD 2030TBD
Sudirman Cup Year Result 1989Group 6 Relegated − 25th 1991Did not enter 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019Group 3 − 28th 2021Did not enter 2023 2025TBD 2027TBD 2029TBD
Asian Games
Men's team Year Result 1962Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986Quarter-finals 1990Did not enter 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014Quarter-finals 2018Quarter-finals 2022Quarter-finals 2026TBD 2030TBD 2034TBD 2038TBD
Women's team Year Result 1962Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986Quarter-finals 1990Did not enter 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014Round of 16 2018Round of 16 2022Round of 16 2026TBD 2030TBD 2034TBD 2038TBD
Asian Team Championships
Men's team Year Result 1962Round of 16 1965Quarter-finals 1969Did not enter 1971 1976 1983 1985 1987 1989 1993 2004Group stage 2006Group stage 2008Did not enter 2010 2012 2016Group stage 2018Group stage 2020Did not enter 2022 2024TBD 2026TBD 2028TBD
Women's team Year Result 2004Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024TBD 2026TBD 2028TBD
Mixed team Year Result 2017Did not enter 2019 2023 2025TBD 2027TBD 2029TBD
South Asian Games
Men's team Year Result 2004Did not enter 2006 Semi-finals 2010 Semi-finals 2016Group stage 2019 Semi-finals 2024TBD
Women's team Year Result 2004Did not enter 2006 Semi-finals 2010 Semi-finals 2016 Semi-finals 2019 Semi-finals 2024TBD
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound 2000Did not enter 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Group stage42nd of 44 2018Did not enter 2019 2020Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Did not enter 2023 2024 2025Group stage31st of 36
Asian Junior Team Championships
Boys' team Year Result 1997Round of 32 1998 Did not enter 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005
Girls' team Year Result 1997 Did not enter 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005
Mixed team Year Result 2006Did not enter 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Group stage 2014Did not enter 2015Group stage 2016Did not enter 2017Group stage 2018Did not enter 2019Group stage 2023Did not enter 2024TBD 2025TBD
South Asian Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearResult 2019 Semi-finals
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDSamyak Shakya192328973Praful Maharjan484 - -Jivan Acharya -233335Sunil Joshi622328 -Bishnu Katwal598233223
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDRasila Maharjan218294973Anu Maya Rai356294 -Nangsal Tamang422294223Nita Lamsal -294335Sima Rajbanshi - - -
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