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Sri Lanka national badminton team

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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.

Sri Lanka
AssociationSri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentRohan de Silva
BWF ranking
Current ranking66 Increase 5 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking24 (5 October 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances15 (first in 1962)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1965)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup 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.

Competitive record

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WBF World Championships

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Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

GANEFO

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Asian Games

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Asian Team Championships

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South Asian Games

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FISU World University Games

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See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

Mixed team

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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

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Mixed team

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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

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Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships
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
2022 Group stage 20th
2023 Did not enter
2024 Group stage 19th

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter

Asian Junior Team Championships

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See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

South Asian Junior Team Championships

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Mixed team

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Year Round Pos
2019 Runners-up 2nd
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Viren Nettasinghe (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 25) 82 189 -
Dumindu Abeywickrama (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 186 - -
Rasindu Hendahewa (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) 270 - -
Aashinsa Herath (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18) 279 - -
Chamath Dias (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) 1561 - 265
Buwaneka Goonethilleka (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28) 313 189 -
Oshamika Karunarathne (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21) - 352 -
Thulith Palliyaguru (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22) - 352 -

Women's team

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Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Suhasni Vidanage (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 21) - - -
Ranithma Liyanage (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17) 267 - -
Rashmi Mudalige (2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 18) 333 - -
Dasithma Jayathilaka (2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 17) 990 - -
Thilini Hendahewa (1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 28) 470 - -
Kavidi Sirimannage (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29) - - -
Natasha Gunasekera (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) - - 265
Hasara Wijayarathne (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 25) 1243 - -

Previous squads

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Sudirman Cup

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References

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