South Africa national badminton team
The South African national badminton team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika nasionale pluimbalspan; Sotho: Sehlopha sa naha sa badminton sa Afrika Borwa; Xhosa: Iqela lesizwe le-badminton loMzantsi Afrika; Zulu: Iqembu lesizwe laseNingizimu Afrika i-badminton) represents South Africa in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton South Africa, the governing body for badminton in South Africa. South Africa has participated in the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup but have never been to the quarterfinals.
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| Association | Badminton South Africa (BSA) |
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| Confederation | BCA (Africa) |
| President | Gretha Prinsloo |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 31  4 (3 October 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 23 (5 April 2012) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1997) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Thomas Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Uber Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| African Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1998) |
| Best result | Champions (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014) |
| African Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Champions (2004, 2006, 2012, 2016) |
| African Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012) |
South Africa is one of the leading badminton nations in Africa, winning all three team events at the African Badminton Championships for more than four times.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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Commonwealth Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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 2003 |
 Champions |
 2007 |
 Runners-up |
 2011 |
Runners-up |
 2015 |
Runners-up |
 2019 |
 Semi-finals |
 2023 |
TBD |
African Team Championships
Men's team
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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FISU World University Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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 2007 |
Did not enter |
 2011 | |
 2013 | |
 2015 | |
 2017 |
Group stage |
| 2021 |
Did not enter |
 2025 |
TBD |
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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 2008 |
Did not enter |
| 2010 | |
| 2012 | |
 2014 | |
| 2016 | |
 2018 |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Result |
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| 2000 |
Group stage − 23rd of 24 |
| 2002 |
Group stage − 16th of 23 |
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Did not enter |
| 2006 |
Group X2 − 27th of 28 |
 2007 |
Group Y1 − 23rd of 25 |
 2008 |
Did not enter |
| 2009 | |
 2010 |
Group X1 − 23rd of 24 |
 2011 |
Did not enter |
 2012 |
Group Z2 − 28th of 30 |
| 2013 |
Group Z1 − 24th of 30 |
| 2014 |
Group W2 − 28th of 33 |
 2015 |
Group C2 − 28th of 39 |
| 2016 |
Group C1 − 45th of 52 |
 2017 |
Group B2 − 31st of 44 |
| 2018 |
Group C − 31st of 39 |
| 2019 |
Did not enter |
| 2022 | |
 2023 | |
 2024 |
TBD |
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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Quarter-finals |
African Youth Games
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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| 1979 |
Banned due to apartheid |
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| 1982 | |
 1984 | |
 2007 |
Champions |
 2009 |
Champions |
| 2013 |
Champions |
 2022 |
Group stage |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Caden Kakora | 10 July 2003 | 232 | 142 | 135 |
| Robert White | 27 July 2004 | 217 | 142 | 109 |
| Cameron Coetzer | 7 November 1995 | - | 671 | 408 |
| Ruan Snyman | 2 November 1998 | 521 | 373 | - |
| Jarred Elliott | 26 January 2000 | - | 95 | 87 |
| Robert Summers | 13 May 2002 | 229 | 95 | 332 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
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| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Johanita Scholtz | 25 January 2000 | 90 | 410 | 135 |
| Anri Schoonees | 28 March 1996 | - | 410 | 408 |
| Amy Ackerman | 16 March 2005 | 833 | 67 | 87 |
| Deidré Laurens | 29 March 1995 | 498 | 67 | 109 |
| Demi Botha | 27 July 1995 | - | 712 | 408 |
| Diane Olivier | 6 April 2004 | 417 | - | - |
References
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