North Korea national badminton team

The North Korea national badminton team (Munhwaŏ: 조선민주주의인민공화국의 배드민턴 국가대표팀) represents North Korea in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team has participated once in the Sudirman Cup, which was in 1991. The team was ranked 31st in the leaderboards. The North Korean team made a rare public appearance after a long hiatus in competing when they participated in the 2019 Military World Games badminton team event in Wuhan, China. They have never medaled in any badminton tournament.

North Korea
AssociationDPR Korea Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentCha Myong-nam
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked
Highest rankingUnranked
Sudirman Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1991)
Best resultGroup stage (1991)

History

It is unknown when the national badminton team of North Korea was established. The national team soon became affiliated with the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and was eligible to compete in international tournaments.[2] North Korea has not competed in many team tournaments in the international stage. The national team made a few appearances in international team tournaments and have achieved decent results in the 1990s.

Men's team

The North Korean men's team made their international debut when the team competed in the 1974 Asian Games. They were eliminated in the first round. In 1990, the team competed in the qualifiers for the 1990 Thomas Cup. The team finished on the bottom of their group, losing 5–0 to Iceland, 4–1 to Belgium. The team almost beat France but lost 3–2.[3] The team later competed in the 1990 Asian Games in September 1990. The team had a bye in the first round and entered the quarter-finals. The team failed to advance further after losing to Malaysia 5–0 in quarter-finals. In 1993, the team competed in the 1993 East Asian Games men's team event and lost the quarter-finals to China.[4]

After 26 years, the men's team made another appearance in the 2019 Military World Games men's team event. The team lost 5–0 to China, South Korea and Thailand in the group but won 3–2 against France to achieve fourth place in the event.[5][6]

Women's team

The women's team took part in qualifying for the 1990 Uber Cup. The team failed to qualify after finishing 2nd in their group. The team won 3–2 against Austria, 5–0 against Spain but lost 0–5 to the United States.[7]

Mixed team

The North Korean mixed team first competed in the 1991 Sudirman Cup. The team were placed in Group 8 with teams Spain, Mauritius, Italy and Malta. The team performed well and topped the group, winning 4–1 against Spain and Mauritius, then 5–0 against Italy and Malta. The team finished in 31st place on the overall ranking.[8]

Competitive record

Asian Games
See also: Badminton at the Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

East Asian Games
See also: Badminton at the East Asian Games

Men's team
Year Result
China 2019Fourth place

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Result
China 2000 Group stage - 12th of 24
South Africa 2002 Group stage - 22nd of 23
Canada 2004 Did not participate
South Korea 2006 Group stage - 24th of 28
New Zealand 2007 Group stage - 19th of 25
India 2008 Did not participate
Malaysia 2009 Group stage - 21st of 21
Mexico 2010 Did not participate
Chinese Taipei 2011 Group stage - 18th of 22
Japan 2012 Group X2 - 19th of 30
Thailand 2013 Group W1 - 19th of 30
Malaysia 2014 Group Z2 - 23rd of 33
Peru 2015 Group D1 - 22nd of 40
Spain 2016 Group A2 - 26th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group D - 35th of 45
Canada 2018 Group A2 - 35th of 39
Russia 2019 Group E - 35th of 43
Spain 2022 Group B - 19th of 38

Asian Junior Team Championships
See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff of the North Korean national badminton team.

Name Role
North Korea Chang Son-nam Coach
North Korea Kim Chung-il Assistant coach
North Korea Ri Sung-gwon Assistant coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Kim Chung-il (1990-09-22)22 September 1990 (aged 33) - - -
Choe Mu-gwang (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 26) - - -
Ri Sung-gwon (1995-07-20)20 July 1995 (aged 28) - - -
Yu Ho-chol (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 33) - - -
Pak Kum-yong (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 26) - - -
Pak Ryong-gun (2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (aged 21) - - -
Hwang Jin (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 23) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Kim Jin-hyang (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 24) - - -
Yu Mi-song (2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 21) - - -
Jang Jin-hyang (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 28) - - -
O Ye-gyong (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 30) - - -
Kim Sol-hui (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 31) - - -
Kim Un-sun (1991-04-13)13 April 1991 (aged 32) - - -
Ri Jong-hyang (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 29) - - -

References
  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Korea Democratic People's Republic Olympic Committee - Greek Travel Pages". www.gtp.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Draw – East Asian Games 1993". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. "Results - Wuhan 2019 CISM Military World Games" (PDF). 2019-11-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  6. "Badminton men's team results at Military World Games - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. "Archiv Sudirman Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2004.
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