Badminton events at the 1981 SEA Games were held at Camp Crame Gymnasium, Quezon City, Philippines, between 6 and 15 December.

Medal winners Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Men's team Liem Swie KingHastomo ArbiSigit PamungkasIcuk SugiartoRudy HeryantoKartono Saw Swee LeongMisbun SidekOng Teong BoonMoo Foot LianJalani SidekRazif Sidek Bandid JaiyenSawei ChanseorasmeeSarit PisudchaikulPreecha SopajareeSuwat PoonumphaiWichit Assavanapakas Kyi NyuntWai NyuntMaung MaungWin HtutMyint Han Women's team Verawaty WiharjoIvana LieImelda WigunaTaty SumirahTheresia WidiastutiRuth Damayanti Kanitta MansamuthSuleeporn JittariyakulJutatip BanjongsilpSirisriro PatamaAmporn KaitpitukPenpan Klangthamniem Leong Chai LeanKatherine TehJuliet PoonKok Chan Fong Diana Del CastilloLeonora RiveraCorazon AnuranRebecca VillegasGo Giok LengDemetrin Santos

Final results Discipline Winner Finalist Score Men's singles Liem Swie King Hastomo Arbi 15–2, 15–7 Women's singles Verawaty Fadjrin Ivana Lie 6–11, 11–4, 11–7 Men's doubles Rudy Heryanto & Kartono Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek 15–12, 15–6 Women's doubles Ruth Damayanti & Verawaty Fadjrin Theresia Widiastuti & Imelda Wiguna 15–13, 15–4 Mixed doubles Rudy Heryanto & Imelda Wiguna Sigit Pamungkas & Theresia Widiastuti 15–12, 15–5

Medal table

External links Results The Straits Times, 13 December 1981, p. 30 Results The Straits Times, 14 December 1981, Page 38