Association | USA Badminton (USAB) |
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Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
President | Fred Teng |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 15 (April 2, 2024) |
Highest ranking | 14 (October 6, 2011) |
Sudirman Cup | |
Appearances | 16 (first in 1989) |
Best result | Group stage |
Thomas Cup | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1949) |
Best result | Runners-up (1952) |
Uber Cup | |
Appearances | 12 (first in 1957) |
Best result | Champions (1957, 1960, 1963) |
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 21 (first in 1977) |
Best result | Champions (2001) |
Pan Am Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2016) |
Best result | Runners-up (2018) |
Pan Am Women's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2016) |
Best result | Champions (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.