India national badminton team

Indian national badminton team

India

Association| Badminton Association of India[1]
Confederation| Badminton Asia
President| Himanta Biswa Sarma
BWF ranking
Current ranking| 9 (October 2024)
Highest ranking| 5 (4 July 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances| 16 (first in 1991)
Best result| Quarter-finals
(2011, 2017)
Thomas Cup
Appearances| 13 (first in 1952)
Best result|  (2022)
Uber Cup
Appearances| 8 (first in 1957)
Best result| Semi-finals
(1957, 2014, 2016)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances| 3 (first in 2017)
Best result| Semi-finals
(2023)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances| 14 (first in 1965)
Best result|  (1983)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances| 4 (first in 2016)
Best result|  (2024)

The India national badminton team represents India in international 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 semifinalists twice at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016. The Indian team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank while also repeating the performance in 2017.

The Indian team is currently ranked 9th in the World.[3] They has won 3 medals at the Summer Olympics, 10 medals at the BWF World Championships, 10 medals at the Asian Games and 25 medals at the Commonwealth Games.[4]

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

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Name  | Birth date and age  | Ranking of event

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MS  | MD  | XD
Srikanth Kidambi |  (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31) | 24  | —  | —
Lakshya Sen |  (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) | 19  | —  | —
Prannoy H. S. |  (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) | 7  | —  | —
Sameer Verma |  (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 30) | 64  | —  | —
Kiran George |  (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24) | 37  | —  | —
Mithun Manjunath |  (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) | 61  | —  | —
Priyanshu Rajawat |  (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) | 28  | —  | —
Subhankar Dey |  (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31) | 154  | —  | —
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |  (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 24) | —  | 1  | —
Chirag Shetty |  (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 27) | —  | 1  | —
Dhruv Kapila |  (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) | —  | 41  | 77
Arjun M. R. |  (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 27) | —  | 41  | —
K. Sai Pratheek |  (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24) | —  | 70  | 71
Krishna Prasad Garaga |  (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24) | —  | 66  | —
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala |  (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) | —  | 66  | —
B. Sumeeth Reddy |  (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) | —  | 217  | 58
Ishaan Bhatnagar |  (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) | —  | —  | 1478
Rohan Kapoor |  (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27) | —  | 967  | 42
Raghu Mariswamy |  (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) | 115  | —  | —
Ravikrishna PS |  (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) | —  | 68  | —
Sankar Prasad Udayakumar |  (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 22) | —  | 68  | —
Manjit Singh Khwairakpam |  (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) | —  | 185  | 372
Dingku Singh Konthoujam |  (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) | —  | 233  | 178
Hariharan Amsakarunan |  (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) | —  | 73  | 174
Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi |  (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 21) | —  | 73  | 561
Suraj Goala |  (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 22) | —  | 182  | 376
Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy |  (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22) | —  | 182  |
Chirag Sen |  (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26) | 103  | 109  | —

#### Women's team

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Name  | Birth date and age  | Ranking of event

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|

WS  | WD  | XD
P. V. Sindhu |  (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 29) | 11  | 405  | —
Saina Nehwal |  (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34) | 209  | —  | —
Malvika Bansod |  (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) | 50  | —  | —
Aakarshi Kashyap |  (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23) | 43  | —  | —
Tasnim Mir |  (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19) | 70  | —  | —
Anupama Upadhyaya |  (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) | 86  | —  | —
Ashmita Chaliha |  (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25) | 47  | —  | —
Unnati Hooda |  (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 17) | 55  | 94  | —
Anmol Kharb |  (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) | 335  | —  | —
Tanvi Sharma |  (2008-12-22) 22 December 2008 (age 15) | 588  | 205  | —
Aditi Bhatt |  (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) | 137  | —  | —
Ashwini Ponnappa |  (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 35) | —  | 20  | 58
Treesa Jolly |  (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 21) | —  | 23  | —
Gayatri Gopichand |  (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) | —  | 23  | —
Tanisha Crasto |  (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) | —  | 20  | 71
N. Sikki Reddy |  (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) | —  | 113  | 42
Rutaparna Panda |  (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25) | —  | 51  | —
Rakshitha Ramraj |  (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 17) | 61  | 282  | —
Shikha Gautam |  (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) | —  | 53  | —
Arathi Sara Sunil |  (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30) | —  | 113  | —
Ashwini Bhat K. |  (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) | —  | 53  | —
Tara Shah |  (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) | 173  | —  | —
Khushi Gupta |  (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) | —  | 602  | 744
Nila Valluvan |  (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 23) | —  | 891  | 690
Arul Bala Radhakrishnan |  (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) | —  | 135  | 233
Riza Mehreen |  (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) | —  | —  | —
Simran Singhi |  (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | —  | 67  | —
Ritika Thaker |  (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) | —  | 67  | —
Shruti Mishra |  (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22) | —  | 83  | 382
Priya Konjengbam |  (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) | —  | 83  | 135

## Medal table

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### Individual

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Tournament |  |  |  | Total

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Olympic Games | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3
World Championships | 1  | 4  | 9  | 14
World Games | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
World Cup | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2
Commonwealth Games | 9  | 5  | 13  | 27
Asian Games | 1  | 1  | 5  | 7
Asian Championships | 2  | 0  | 16  | 18
South Asian Games | 24  | 21  | 3  | 48
Total  | 14  | 32  | 50  | 96

### Team

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Tournament | Team |  |  |  | Total

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Thomas Cup | M  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
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
F  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
Asian Team Championships | M  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2
F  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Asian Mixed Team Championships | X  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
South Asian Games | M  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5
F  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5
Total  | 13  | 5  | 13  | 31

## Individual record

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### Olympic Games

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See also: Badminton at the Summer Olympics

Year  | Player(s)  | Category  | Medal

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2012 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles  |
2016 | P. V. Sindhu |
2020 |

### World Championships

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Year  | Player(s)  | Category  | Medal

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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  |
B. Sai Praneeth | Men's singles  |
2021 | Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles  |
Lakshya Sen | Men's singles  |
2022 | Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles  |
2023 | Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles  |

### Asian Games

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See also: Badminton at the Asian Games

Year  | Player(s)  | Category  | Medal

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|
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1982 | Syed Modi | Men's singles  |
Leroy D'Sa
Pradeep Gandhe | Men's doubles  |
Leroy D'Sa
Kanwal Thakar Singh | Mixed doubles  |
2019 | P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles  |
Saina Nehwal |
2022 | Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles  |
Prannoy H. S. | Men's singles  |

### Asian Championships

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Year  | Player(s)  | Category  | Medal

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|
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1965 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles  |
2023 | Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles  |

### Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Year  | Player(s)  | Category  | Medal

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1966 | Dinesh Khanna | Men's singles  |
1978 | Prakash Padukone | Men's singles  |
Ami Ghia
Kanwal Thakar Singh | Women's doubles  |
1982 | Syed Modi | Men's singles  |
1998 | Aparna Popat | Women's singles  |
Pullela Gopichand | Men's singles  |
2002 | Aparna Popat | Women's singles  |
2006 | Chetan Anand | Men's singles  |
2010 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles  |
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles  |
Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles  |
2014 | Parupalli Kashyap | Men's singles  |
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa | Women's doubles  |
Gurusai Dutt | Men's singles  |
P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles  |
2018 | Saina Nehwal | Women's singles  |
Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles  |
P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles  |
Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles  |
Ashwini Ponnappa
N. Sikki Reddy | Women's doubles  |
2022 | Lakshya Sen | Men's singles  |
P. V. Sindhu | Women's singles  |
Chirag Shetty
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Men's doubles  |
Srikanth Kidambi | Men's singles  |
Treesa Jolly
Gayathri Gopichand | Women's doubles  |

### South Asian Games

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See also: Badminton at the South Asian Games

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## Senior team record

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### Thomas Cup

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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1949 | Did not qualify
1952 | Second round inter-zone | 3rd
1955 | Second round inter-zone | 3rd
1958 | Did not qualify
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973 | First round inter-zone  | 5th
1976 | Did not qualify
1979 | Semi-finals | 3rd
1982 | Did not qualify
1984
1986
1988 | Group stage  | 8th
1990 | Did not qualify
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000 | Group stage  | 7th
2002 | Did not qualify
2004
2006 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2008 | Did not qualify
2010 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2012 | Did not qualify
2014 | Group stage  | 11th
2016 | Group stage  | 13th
2018 | Group stage  | 10th
2020 | Quarter-finals  | 5th
2022 | Champions | 1st
2024 | Quarter-finals  | 8th
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

### Uber Cup

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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1957 | First round inter-zone | 3rd
1960 | First round inter-zone  | 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  | \-
2012 | Did not qualify
2014 | Semi-finals | 4th
2016 | Semi-finals | 4th
2018 | Group stage  | 11th
2020 | Quarter-finals  | 8th
2022 | Quarter-finals  | 8th
2024 | Quarter-finals  | 7th
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

### Sudirman Cup

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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|

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  | \-
2013 | Group stage  | 10th
2015 | Group stage  | 10th
2017 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2019 | Group stage  | 12th
2021 | Group stage  | 12th
2023 | Group stage  | 11th
2025 | To be determined
2027
2029

### Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

#### Men's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1998 | Runners-up | 2nd

#### Women's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1998 | Semi-finals | 3rd

#### Mixed team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1978 | Group stage  | \-
1982 | Group stage  | \-
1986 | Did not enter
1990 | Group stage  | \-
1994 | Did not enter
2002 | Group stage  | \-
2006 | Third place | 3rd
2010 | Runners-up | 2nd
2014 | Fourth place | 4th
2018 | Champions | 1st
2022 | Runners-up | 2nd
2026 | To be determined
2030
2034

### Asian Games

[edit]

See also: Badminton at the Asian Games

#### Men's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1962 | Did not enter
1966 | Withdrew
1970 | Did not enter
1974 | Third place | 3rd
1978 | Quarter-finals  | \-
1982 | Semi-finals | 4th
1986 | Semi-finals | 4th
1990 | Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006 | Group stage  | 9th
2010 | Round of 16  | \-
2014 | Round of 16  | \-
2018 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2022 | Runners-up | 2nd
2026 | To be determined
2030
2034
2038

#### Women's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1962 | Did not enter
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982 | Semi-finals | 4th
1986 | Quarter-finals  | 5th
1990 | Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010 | Round of 16  | \-
2014 | Semi-finals | 3rd
2018 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2022 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2026 | To be determined
2030
2034
2038

### Asian Championships

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#### Men's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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

#### Women's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2016 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2018 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2020 | Did not enter
2022 | Group stage  | 6th
2024 | Champions | 1st
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

#### Mixed team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2017 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2019 | Group stage  | \-
2023 | Semi-finals | 3rd
2025 | To be determined
2027
2029

### South Asian Games

[edit]

See also: Badminton at the South Asian Games

#### Men's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2004 | Champions | 1st
2006 | Champions | 1st
2010 | Champions | 1st
2016 | Champions | 1st
2019 | Champions | 1st
2025 | To be determined

#### Women's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2004 | Champions | 1st
2006 | Champions | 1st
2010 | Champions | 1st
2016 | Champions | 1st
2019 | Champions | 1st
2025 | To be determined

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

## Junior team record

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### World Junior Championships

[edit]

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2000 | Group stage  | 13th
2002 | Group stage  | 9th
2004 | Group stage  | 11th
2006 | Group stage  | 8th
2007 | Group stage  | 8th
2008 | Fourth place | 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
2022 | Group stage  | 13th
2023 | Quarter-finals  | 7th
2024 | Quarter-finals  | 6th
2025 | To be determined

### Asia Junior Championships

[edit]

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

#### Boys' team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
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1997 | Quarter-finals  | \-
1998 | Quarter-finals  | \-
1999 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2000 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2001 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2002 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2004 | Round of 16  | \-
2005 | Quarter-finals  | \-

#### Girls' team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1997 | Round of 16  | \-
1998 | Quarter-finals  | \-
1999 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2000 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2001 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2002 | Semi-finals | 4th
2004 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2005 | Quarter-finals  | \-

#### Mixed team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2006 | Round of 16  | \-
2007 | Group stage  | \-
2008 | Group stage  | \-
2009 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2010 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2011 | Semi-finals | 4th
2012 | Group stage  | \-
2013 | Group stage  | \-
2014 | Group stage  | \-
2015 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2016 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2017 | Group stage  | \-
2018 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2019 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2023 | Quarter-finals  | \-
2024 | Quarter-finals  | 6th

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

## Notable former players

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### Men

[edit]

* Prakash Padukone
* Syed Modi
* Dinesh Khanna
* Leroy D'Sa
* U. Vimal Kumar
* Pullela Gopichand
* Chetan Anand
* B. Sai Praneeth

### Women

[edit]

* Ami Ghia
* Madhumita Bisht
* Kanwal Thakar Singh
* Aparna Popat
* P. V. V. Lakshmi
* Jwala Gutta
* Shruti Kurien

## See also

[edit]

* Badminton in India

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "About BAI". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
2. ^ "No change in BAI: Prakash". The Indian Express. 30 July 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
3. ^ "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Anmol Kharb seals historic title for India women". Retrieved 18 February 2024.
4. ^ "Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok". Retrieved 3 February 2023.

## External links

[edit]

* Indian Badminton team wins gold
* Indian Badminton Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Badminton association of India (official site)

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Notable players|

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* Dinesh Khanna‡
* Prakash Padukone ‡
* Pullela Gopichand ‡
* Parupalli Kashyap
* Prannoy H. S.
* Srikanth Kidambi
* Chirag Shetty
* Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
* Lakshya Sen

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Women's|

* Aparna Popat ‡
* Saina Nehwal
* Jwala Gutta ‡
* P. V. V. Lakshmi ‡
* Ashwini Ponnappa ‡
* P. V. Sindhu

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List|

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See also|

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