Sri Lanka national badminton team
The Sri Lanka national badminton team (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජාතික බැඩ්මින්ටන් කණ්ඩායම Shri Lanka Jathika Bædmintan Kandayama; Tamil: இலங்கை தேசிய பூப்பந்து அணி) represents Sri Lanka in international badminton team competitions.[1] The team has had many appearances in the Sudirman Cup with its latest in the 2019 edition, but has never been qualified to the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.
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| Association | Sri Lanka Badminton Association |
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| Confederation | Badminton Asia |
| President | Rohan De Silva |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 63  27 (3 January 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 24 (5 October 2017) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1989) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Asian Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Asian Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage |
| Asian Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage |
In the South Asian Games, the Sri Lanka team has made many final appearances in both men and women's team and have achieved runners-up after losing to India.
Participation in BWF competitions
Participation in Badminton Asia Team Championships
Participation in South Asian Games
Current squad
The following players were selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 2019 South Asian Games.
Male players
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Female players
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References
- Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- BWF: Sudirman Cup Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
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