Badminton is a SEA Games event and has been one of the sports held at the Games since the inaugural edition of the South East Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games) in 1959.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia (INA) | 119 | 80 | 44 | 243 |
| 2 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 50 | 62 | 107 | 219 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 39 | 60 | 112 | 211 |
| 4 |  Singapore (SGP) | 3 | 8 | 56 | 67 |
| 5 |  Cambodia (CAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 8 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 |  Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 212 | 213 | 362 | 787 | |
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | MT | WT | XT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 119 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| 3 | Thailand | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 39 |
| 4 | Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 212 | |
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Thanoo Khadjabye | no competition | Charoen Wattanasin Kamal Sudthivanich | no competition | no competition |
| 1961 | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang | Tan Gaik Bee | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Sumol Chanklum Pankae Phongarn | Raphi Kanchanaraphi Pankae Phongarn |
| 1965 | Tan Aik Huang | Rosalind Singha Ang | Pratuang Pattabongse Achara Pattabongse | Ng Boon Bee Teoh Siew Yong | |
| 1967 | Sangob Rattanusorn | Thongkham Kingmanee | Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong | Chirasak Champakao Sumol Chanklum | |
| 1969 | Punch Gunalan | Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Punch Gunalan Yew Cheng Hoe | Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong | Ng Boon Bee Rosalind Singha Ang |
| 1971 | Tan Aik Huang | Rosalind Singha Ang | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Thongkam Kingmanee Pachara Pattabongse | Ng Tat Wai Teh Mei Ling |
| 1973 | Punch Gunalan | Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Sangob Rattanusorn Bandid Jaiyen | Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Thongkam Kingmanee |
| 1975 | Bandid Jaiyen | Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Preecha Sopajaree | Soong Chok Soon Rosalind Singha Ang | ||
| 1977 | Liem Swie King | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | Regina Masli Theresia Widiastuti | Christian Hadinata Regina Masli | |
| 1979 | Hastomo Arbi | Ivana Lie | Bandid Jaiyen Preecha Sopajaree | Verawaty Fajrin Imelda Wiguna | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
| 1981 | Liem Swie King | Verawaty Fajrin | Rudy Heryanto Kartono | Ruth Damayanti Verawaty Fajrin | Rudy Heryanto Imelda Wiguna |
| 1983 | Wong Shoon Keat | Ivana Lie | Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata | Ruth Damayanti Maria Fransisca | Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie |
| 1985 | Icuk Sugiarto | Elizabeth Latief | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
| 1987 | Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King | Rosiana Tendean Verawaty Wiharjo | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Wiharjo | ||
| 1989 | Susi Susanti | Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono | Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fajrin | |
| 1991 | Ardy Wiranata | Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean | |||
| 1993 | Joko Suprianto | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | Finarsih Lili Tampi | Rudy Gunawan Eliza Nathanael |
| 1995 | Susi Susanti | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | ||
| 1997 | Hariyanto Arbi | Mia Audina | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | Candra Wijaya Eliza Nathanael |
| 1999 | Taufik Hidayat | Cindana Hartono Kusuma | Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana | Etty Tantri Cynthia Tuwankotta | Chew Choon Eng Chor Hooi Yee |
| 2001 | Roslin Hashim | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Deyana Lomban Vita Marissa | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa |
| 2003 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Wong Mew Choo | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | Jo Novita Lita Nurlita | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |
| 2005 | Adriyanti Firdasari | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | |
| 2007 | Taufik Hidayat | Maria Kristin Yulianti | Vita Marissa Liliyana Natsir | Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa | |
| 2009 | Simon Santoso | Salakjit Ponsana | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | |
| 2011 | Fu Mingtian | Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano | Anneke Feinya Agustin Nitya Krishinda Maheswari | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | |
| 2013 | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | Bellaetrix Manuputty | Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro | Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei | Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto |
| 2015 | Chong Wei Feng | Busanan Ongbumrungpan | Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi | Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto |
| 2017 | Jonatan Christie | Goh Jin Wei | Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
| 2019 | Lee Zii Jia | Kisona Selvaduray | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
| 2021 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | Pornpawee Chochuwong | Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin | Apriyani Rahayu Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti | Chen Tang Jie Peck Yen Wei |
| 2023 | Christian Adinata | Supanida Katethong | Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan | Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Lisa Ayu Kusumawati |
| Year | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | no competition | no competition | |
| 1961 | no competition | no competition | |
| 1965 | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| 1967 | no competition | no competition | |
| 1969 | no competition | no competition | |
| 1971 | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| 1973 | Thailand | Malaysia | |
| 1975 | Thailand | Malaysia | |
| 1977 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1979 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1981 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1983 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1985 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1987 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1989 | Malaysia | Indonesia | |
| 1991 | Malaysia | Indonesia | |
| 1993 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1995 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1997 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 1999 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 2001 | Malaysia | Indonesia | |
| 2003 | Indonesia | Singapore | |
| 2005 | Malaysia | Thailand | |
| 2007 | Indonesia | Indonesia | |
| 2009 | Indonesia | Malaysia | |
| 2011 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2013 | no competition | no competition | |
| 2015 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2017 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2019 | Indonesia | Thailand | |
| 2021 | Thailand | Thailand | |
| Year | Men | Women | Mixed |
| 2023 | Indonesia | Thailand | Cambodia |
Ronald Susilo is a Singaporean former badminton player. Susilo was ranked sixth, his highest ranking, in 2004.
Sony Dwi Kuncoro is a former badminton singles player from Indonesia. He was the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, two-time World Championships medalist and three-time Asian Champion. He reached a career high as world number 3 on 7 October 2004.
Jiang Yanmei is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics; 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games; and also 2006 Asian Games.
Indonesia first participated in the Olympic Games in 1952 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1964, due to controversy around the Games of the New Emerging Forces, and 1980, when they participated in the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Indonesia is yet to participate in the Winter Olympic Games. The nation's non-participation in the Winter Olympics is largely due to the lack of sports facilities for winter sports on its territory.
Michael Ludwig Hariyanto Arbi is a former badminton player from Indonesia who rated among the world's top few singles players in the 1990s. He is the younger brother of Eddy Hartono and Hastomo, who were also world class badminton players.
Fu Mingtian is a Chinese-born Singaporean badminton player.
Sapsiree Taerattanachai is a Thai badminton player. She claimed titles in the mixed doubles with Dechapol Puavaranukroh at the 2017 SEA Games and at the 2021 World Championships. Taerattanachai and Puavaranukroh made history as the first ever Thai pair to win the year-end Finals tournaments, the World Championships title and rank first in the world ranking.
The Philippines national badminton team represents the Philippines in international badminton competitions. It is controlled by the Philippine Badminton Association. Nicknamed Smash Pilipinas, The Filipino team won bronze in the men's and women's team events at the Southeast Asian Games, in 1987 and 1981 respectively.
Fajar Alfian is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2017 SEA Games, 2019 and 2022 World Championships. He was part of the Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. He reached a career high of world number 1 in the men's doubles with Muhammad Rian Ardianto on 27 December 2022.
Badminton at the 2015 SEA Games is held in Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Kallang, Singapore from 10 to 16 June 2015. Seven competitions were held in men and women's singles and in men, women and mixed's doubles and in men and women's team.
Yeo Jia Min is a Singaporean badminton player. She is a former World Junior No.1 and the first Singaporean in either the junior or senior categories to made it to the top of the BWF's ranking system.
Aaron Chia Teng Fong is a Malaysian badminton player. He and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships. Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games, a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 World Championships, and 2022 Asian Games.
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo is an Indonesian professional badminton player. He was a World junior silver medalist in 2016 and Asian Championships bronze medalist in 2022. Dwi Wardoyo also part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn is a Thai badminton player. He is the current men's singles World Champion as he won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships. He was also three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Marleve Mario Mainaky is a former Indonesian badminton player who play in the singles event. He was part of the Indonesia men's team that won the Thomas Cup in 1998, 2000, and 2002. Mainaky had collected a silver and three bronzes at the Asian Championships. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, reaching into the quarterfinals. He was the men's singles bronze medalist at the 2001 SEA Games, also helped the men's team won the silver medal at that event, and 2002 Asian Games. After retired from the international tournament, he started his career as a badminton coach. Marleve Mainaky was the fifth of seven siblings of Jantje Rudolf Mainaky and Venna Hauvelman. Five of the siblings were also professional badminton player.
Soh Wooi Yik is a Malaysian badminton player. He and his partner Aaron Chia became the first ever world badminton champions from Malaysia after winning the men's doubles title at the 2022 World Championships. Together, they also won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games, a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 World Championships and 2022 Asian Games.
The Vietnam national badminton team represents Vietnam in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by the Vietnam Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Vietnam. The Vietnamese team competes in the biennial Southeast Asian Games and have made several achievements in badminton at the games.
The Myanmar national badminton team represents Myanmar in international badminton team competitions. The best result for both men and women's team was a third place finish at the 1979 and 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The men's team was selected to take part in the 1976 Thomas Cup but failed to qualify into the first round.
Lim Chong King is a Malaysian badminton player. He won his first senior title in 2019 at the Hellas Open.
The Cambodia national badminton team represents Cambodia in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Cambodia Badminton Federation. Cambodia have never competed in any BWF organized team tournaments.
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