# 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.
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
### African Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Champions | 1st |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2019 | Semi-finals | 4th |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined |

### FISU World University Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Group stage | |
| 2021 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined |

### World University Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 | Group stage | 23rd |
| 2002 | Group stage | 16th |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Group stage | 27th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 23rd |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Group stage | 23rd |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Group stage | 28th |
| 2013 | Group stage | 24th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 28th |
| 2015 | Group stage | 28th |
| 2016 | Group stage | 45th |
| 2017 | Group stage | 31st |
| 2018 | Group stage | 31st |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

### Commonwealth Youth Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2004 | Group stage | 8th |

### African Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1979 | Banned due to apartheid | Banned due to apartheid |
| 1980 | Banned due to apartheid | Banned due to apartheid |
| 1982 | Banned due to apartheid | Banned due to apartheid |
| 1984 | Banned due to apartheid | Banned due to apartheid |
| 1988 | Banned due to apartheid | Banned due to apartheid |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st |
| 1999 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2001 | Champions | 1st |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st |
| 2009 | Champions | 1st |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st |
| 2013 | Champions | 1st |
| 2016 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
| 2021 | Champions | 1st |
| 2022 | Group stage | |
| 2024 | Qualified | |
    **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Caden Kakora | (2003-07-10) 10 July 2003 (age 21) | 225 | 176 | 99 |
| Robert White | (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) | 260 | 176 | 109 |
| Cameron Coetzer | (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 29) | 1623 | 708 | 426 |
| Ruan Snyman | (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 26) | 565 | 403 | - |
| Jarred Elliott | (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 25) | - | 131 | 129 |
| Robert Summers | (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) | 315 | 131 | 426 |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Johanita Scholtz | (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 25) | 117 | 457 | 99 |
| Anri Schoonees | (1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 28) | - | 457 | 426 |
| Amy Ackerman | (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) | - | 68 | 129 |
| Deidré Laurens | (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) | 957 | 68 | 109 |
| Demi Botha | (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29) | - | 457 | 426 |
| Diane Olivier | (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) | 370 | 457 | 1160 |