United States national badminton team

United States
AssociationUSA Badminton (USAB)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentFred Teng
BWF ranking
Current ranking15 Steady (April 2, 2024)
Highest ranking14 (October 6, 2011)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1989)
Best resultGroup stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1949)
Best resultRunners-up (1952)
Uber Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1957, 1960, 1963)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances21 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (2001)
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best resultRunners-up (2018)
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best resultChampions (2016, 2022)

The United States national badminton team represents the United States in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team is controlled by the governing body for badminton in the country, USA Badminton. The United States is one of the five founding members of the Badminton Pan America.

The United States achieved immense success from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1952, the men's team were runners-up at the 1952 edition of the Thomas Cup where they lost to Malaya. The woman's team achieved a title hat-trick in the Uber Cup, winning the title three consecutive times from 1957 to 1963.

In individual events, the United States has won 1 gold medal in the BWF World Championships. It was won by Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan in the 2005 edition held in Anaheim, California.

  1. ^ "2007 Sudirman Cup – Groups" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2007.