Sri Lanka national badminton team

Sri Lanka

Association	Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Rohan de Silva
BWF ranking
Current ranking	66 5 (2 January 2024)
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	15 (first in 1962)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1965)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage

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.

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.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Did not enter 1952 1955 Did not qualify 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Did not enter 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 Did not qualify 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Group stage 24th 1991 Did not enter 1993 1995 1997 Group stage 39th 1999 Group stage 40th 2001 Did not enter 2003 2005 Group stage 39th 2007 Group stage 36th 2009 Group stage 31st 2011 Group stage 29th 2013 Group stage 27th 2015 Group stage 30th 2017 Group stage 21st 2019 Group stage 21st 2021 Did not enter 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

WBF World Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1979 Group stage

Women's team Year Round Pos 1979 Did not enter

Commonwealth Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1998 Group stage

Women's team Year Round Pos 1998 Group stage

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1978 Did not enter 1982 1986 1990 1994 2002 2006 Quarter-finals 2010 Group stage 2014 Quarter-finals 2018 Group stage 2022 Quarter-finals 2026 TBD

GANEFO

Men's team Year Round Pos 1963 Fourth place 4th 1966 Group stage

Women's team Year Round Pos 1963 Did not enter 1966 Fourth place 4th

Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Did not enter 1966 Quarter-finals 1970 Did not enter 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Women's team Year Round Pos 1962 Did not enter 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Asian Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Round of 16 1965 Quarter-finals 1969 Round of 16 1971 Did not enter 1976 Round of 16 1983 Round of 16 1985 Round of 16 1987 Group stage 1989 Group stage 1993 Group stage 2004 Group stage 2006 Group stage 2008 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2016 Group stage 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Group stage 2006 Group stage 2008 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2016 Group stage 2018 Did not enter 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2017 Group stage 2019 Group stage 2023 Did not enter 2025 TBD 2027 2029

South Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Third place 3rd 2006 Runners-up 2nd 2010 Runners-up 2nd 2016 Runners-up 2nd 2019 Runners-up 2nd 2024 TBD

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Runners-up 2nd 2006 Runners-up 2nd 2010 Runners-up 2nd 2016 Runners-up 2nd 2019 Runners-up 2nd 2024 TBD

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage
2013	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage
2021	Did not enter
2025	TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2008	Did not enter
2010
2012	Group stage
2014	Did not enter
2016	Group stage
2018	Group stage

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008	Group stage	18th
2009	Group stage	20th
2010	Did not enter
2011
2012	Group stage	24th
2013	Group stage	21st
2014	Group stage	25th
2015	Did not enter
2016	Group stage	36th
2017	Group stage	37th
2018	Group stage	16th
2019	Group stage	26th
2020	Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Group stage	20th
2023	Did not enter
2024	Group stage	19th
2025	Group stage	12th of 36

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2004	Did not enter

Asian Junior Team Championships

Boys' team Year Round Pos 1997 Round of 16 1998 Round of 16 1999 Round of 16 2000 Round of 16 2001 Did not enter 2002 2004 Round of 16 2005 Round of 16

Girls' team Year Round Pos 1997 Quarter-finals 1998 Quarter-finals 1999 Round of 16 2000 Quarter-finals 2001 Did not enter 2002 Round of 16 2004 Round of 16 2005 Round of 16

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2006 Round of 16 2007 Round of 16 2008 Group stage 2009 Group stage 2010 Group stage 2011 Group stage 2012 Group stage 2013 Group stage 2014 Group stage 2015 Group stage 2016 Group stage 2017 Did not enter 2018 Group stage 2019 Group stage 2023 Did not enter 2024 2025 Group stage 15th

South Asian Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
2019	Runners-up	2nd

**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
		MS	MD	XD
Viren Nettasinghe	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 27)	82	189	-
Dumindu Abeywickrama	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22)	186	-	-
Rasindu Hendahewa	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 23)	270	-	-
Aashinsa Herath	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 20)	279	-	-
Chamath Dias	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 24)	1561	-	265
Buwaneka Goonethilleka	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 29)	313	189	-
Oshamika Karunarathne	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 22)	-	352	-
Thulith Palliyaguru	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 23)	-	352	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Suhasni Vidanage	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 22)	-	-	-
Ranithma Liyanage	(2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 18)	267	-	-
Rashmi Mudalige	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 19)	333	-	-
Dasithma Jayathilaka	(2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 19)	990	-	-
Thilini Hendahewa	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 29)	470	-	-
Kavidi Sirimannage	(1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 30)	-	-	-
Natasha Gunasekera	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 20)	-	-	265
Hasara Wijayarathne	(1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 26)	1243	-	-

Previous squads

Sudirman Cup

• 2019

References

1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.