| Badminton at the 2005 SEA Games | |
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 Logo of badminton at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games on a 2005 stamp of the Philippines | |
| Venue | PhilSports Arena |
| Location | Pasig, Metro Manila |
| Date | November 28 – December 3 |
Badminton at the 2005 SEA Games was held at the PhilSports Arena (formerly ULTRA Arena) at the Philippine Sports Commission Complex in Pasig, Philippines. Participants competed for 5 gold medals in the individual events and 2 gold medals in the team events.
* Host nation (Philippines)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 |  Thailand | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
| 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Lee Chong Wei | 10 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kendrick Lee | 2 | 15 | 13 |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 15 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 15 | 9 | 15 | 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Simon Santoso | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 |  Boonsak Ponsana | 11 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Santoso | 15 | 15 | Simon Santoso | 15 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Wally Fernandez | 7 | 7 | Simon Santoso | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Quang Minh | 6 | 15 | 15 | 3/4 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Tan | 15 | 7 | 9 | Nguyễn Quang Minh | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poompat Sapkulchananart | 15 | 13 | 15 | 2 | Muhd Hafiz Hashim | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennevic Asuncion | 4 | 15 | 4 | Poompat Sapkulchananart | 14 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Muhd Hafiz Hashim | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Salakjit Ponsana | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung | 3 | 11 | 11 | Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Sutheaswari | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Salakjit Ponsana | 6 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adriyanti Firdasari | 11 | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Xing Aiying | 4 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adriyanti Firdasari | 11 | 11 | Adriyanti Firdasari | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Irene Chiu | 3 | 2 | Adriyanti Firdasari | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paula Lynn Obañana | 1 | 3 | 3/4 | Wong Mew Choo | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho | 11 | 11 | Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Wong Mew Choo | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Wong Mew Choo | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fransisca Ratnasari | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Li Li | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mothila Meemek | 11 | 4 | 5 | Fransisca Ratnasari | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Li | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto Chandra | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Hoàng Hải Nguyễn Quang Phong | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto Chandra | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choong Tan Fook Wong Choong Hann | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Sudket Prapakamol Patapol Ngernsrisuk | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choong Tan Fook Wong Choong Hann | 15 | 15 | Choong Tan Fook Wong Choong Hann | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Piencenaves Arolas Amahit Jr. | 10 | 4 | 1 | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto Chandra | 8 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Khoo Kian Teck Alvin Fu | 15 | 10 | 15 | 3/4 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 15 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jaime Junio Jr. Mark Alvin Natividad | 11 | 15 | 8 | Khoo Kian Teck Alvin Fu | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trần Thanh Hải Nguyễn Quang Minh | 9 | 1 | 2 | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Songphon Anugritayawon Nitipong Saengsila | 15 | 15 | Songphon Anugritayawon Nitipong Saengsila | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saralee Thungthongkam Sathinee Chankrachangwong | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho | 17 | 15 | Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frances Liu Shinta Mulia Sari | 16 | 12 | 1 | Saralee Thungthongkam Sathinee Chankrachangwong | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Ooi Sock Ai Mooi Hing Yau | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 17 | 15 | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennie Asuncion Paula Lynn Obañana | 14 | 2 | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 12 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lita Nurlita Natalia Poluakan | 15 | 15 | 2 | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | 15 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trần Thị Thanh Thảo Lê Thị Thanh Thúy | 0 | 3 | Lita Nurlita Natalia Poluakan | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sirivannavari Nariratana Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | 0 | 2 | 2 | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Irene Chiu Vanessa Tanco | 15 | 15 | Irene Chiu Vanessa Tanco | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion | 14 | 10 | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 17 | 15 | 1 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Hendri Saputra Li Yujia | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Hendri Saputra Li Yujia | 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nguyễn Hoàng Hải Lê Thị Thanh Thủy | 3 | 7 | Wong Choong Hann Ooi Sock Ai | 15 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wong Choong Hann Ooi Sock Ai | 15 | 15 | 1 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhd Azlin Bin Latib Vanessa Neo | 6 | 13 | Anggun Nugroho Yunita Tetty | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trần Thanh Hải Trần Thị Thanh Thảo | 15 | 15 | Trần Thanh Hải Trần Thị Thanh Thảo | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Koo Kien Keat Wong Pei Tty | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Koo Kien Keat Wong Pei Tty | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anggun Nugroho Yunita Tetty | 15 | 15 | Anggun Nugroho Yunita Tetty | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Piencenaves Paula Lynn Obañana | 6 | 3 | Anggun Nugroho Yunita Tetty | 15 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 10 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Thailand | 5 | Thailand | 0 | |||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||||
| Singapore | 2 | Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||||
| Indonesia | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Thailand (THA) | 5–0 |  Philippines (PHI) |
| Boonsak Ponsana | 2–0 | Kennevic Asuncion | 15–6, 15–9 | |
| Poompat Sapkulchananart | 2–0 | Lloyd Escoses | 15–5, 15–1 | |
| Jakrapan Thanathiratham | 2–0 | Rodel Bartolome | 15–4, 15–1 | |
| Sudket Prapakamol / Patapol Ngernsrisuk | 2–0 | Ian Piencenaves / Arolas Amahit Jr. | 15–6, 15–6 | |
| Songphon Anugritayawon / Nitipong Saengsila | 2–0 | Jaime Junio Jr. / Mark Alvin Natividad | 15–9, 15–7 | |
| Vietnam (VIE) | 3–2 | Singapore (SIN) |
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 0–2 | Kendrick Lee | 12–15, 5–15 | |
| Nguyễn Quang Minh | 2–0 | Aaron Tan | 15–3, 15–7 | |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Hải | 2–0 | Chew Swee Hau | 15–10, 15–1 | |
| Nguyễn Quang Minh / Nguyễn Hoàng Hải | 2–1 | Khoo Kian Teck / Alvin Fu | 15–5, 10–15, 15–9 | |
| Trần Thanh Hải / Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 1–2 | Hendri Saputra / Kendrick Lee | 3–15, 13–15 | |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 3–0 | Thailand (THA) |
| Lee Chong Wei | 2–1 | Boonsak Ponsana | 15–9, 11–15, 15–11 | |
| Muhd Hafiz Hashim | 2–1 | Poompat Sapkulchananart | 6–15, 15–4, 15–12 | |
| Koo Kien Keat / Chan Chong Ming | 2–1 | Sudket Prapakamol / Patapol Ngernsrisuk | 15–4, 9–15, 17–14 | |
| Vietnam (VIE) | 0–5 | Indonesia (INA) |
| Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 0–2 | Taufik Hidayat | 12–15, 11–15 | |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Hải | 0–2 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 1–15, 8–15 | |
| Nguyễn Quang Phong | 0–2 | Simon Santoso | 3–15, 2–15 | |
| Trần Thanh Hải / Nguyễn Quang Minh | 0–2 | Alvent Yulianto Chandra / Luluk Hadiyanto | 9–15, 9–15 | |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Hải / Nguyễn Quang Phong | 0–2 | Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan | 5–15, 12–15 | |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 3–2 | Indonesia (INA) |
| Lee Chong Wei | 0–2 | Taufik Hidayat | 13–15, 7–15 | |
| Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat | 0–2 | Alvent Yulianto Chandra / Luluk Hadiyanto | 4–15, 9–15 | |
| Muhd Hafiz Hashim | 2–0 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 15–11, 15–4 | |
| Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah | 2–0 | Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan | 15–12, 15–9 | |
| Wong Choong Hann | 2–0 | Simon Santoso | 15–9, 15–7 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | Singapore | 2 | |||||||||||
| Indonesia | 5 | Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||||
| Singapore | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia (MAS) | 4–1 | Vietnam (VIE) |
| Wong Mew Choo | 2–0 | Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung | 11–0, 11–0 | |
| M. Sutheaswari | 2–0 | Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho | 11–2, 11–8 | |
| Julia Wong Pei Xian | 2–0 | Phan Thị Trang | 11–1, 11–8 | |
| Wong Pei Tty / Chin Eei Hui | 2–0 | Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung / Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho | 15–7, 15–10 | |
| Mooi Hing Yau / Julia Wong Pei Xian | 0–2 | Trần Thị Thanh Thảo / Lê Thị Thanh Thúy | 13–15, 9–15 | |
| Philippines (PHI) | 0–5 | Indonesia (INA) |
| Paula Lynn Obañana | 0–2 | Adriyanti Firdasari | 0–11, 3–11 | |
| Irene Chiu | 0–2 | Fransisca Ratnasari | 0–11, 1–11 | |
| Vanessa Tanco | 0–2 | Maria Kristin Yulianti | 1–11, 1–11 | |
| Kennie Asuncion / Paula Lynn Obañana | 0–2 | Jo Novita / Greysia Polii | 7–15, 3–15 | |
| Irene Chiu / Vanessa Tanco | 0–2 | Lita Nurlita / Maria Kristin Yulianti | 0–15, 1–15 | |
| Thailand (THA) | 3–2 | Malaysia (MAS) |
| Salakjit Ponsana | 2–0 | Wong Mew Choo | 11–1, 11–5 | |
| Monthila Meemek | 0–2 | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 10–13, 8–11 | |
| Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | 0–2 | Norsyaliza Baharum | 5–11, 3–11 | |
| Saralee Thungthongkam / Sathinee Chankrachangwong | 2–1 | Wong Pei Tty / Chin Eei Hui | 15–10, 13–15, 15–6 | |
| Kunchala Voravichitchaikul / Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | 2–0 | Ooi Sock Ai / Mooi Hing Yau | 15–5, 15–9 | |
| Indonesia (INA) | 2–3 | Singapore (SIN) |
| Adriyanti Firdasari | 2–1 | Li Li | 5–11, 11–8, 11–3 | |
| Fransisca Ratnasari | 0–2 | Xing Aiying | 7–11, 5–11 | |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 0–2 | Jiang Yanmei | 9–11, 7–11 | |
| Lita Nurlita / Liliyana Natsir | 2–0 | Frances Liu / Shinta Mulia Sari | 15–1, 15–1 | |
| Jo Novita / Greysia Polii | 1–2 | Jiang Yanmei / Li Yujia | 8–15, 15–2, 10–15 | |
| Thailand (THA) | 3–2 | Singapore (SIN) |
| Salakjit Ponsana | 2–0 | Li Li | 11–7, 11–7 | |
| Monthila Meemek | 0–2 | Xing Aiying | 12–13, 2–11 | |
| Soratja Chansrisukot | 1–2 | Jiang Yanmei | 13–10, 7–11, 5–11 | |
| Kunchala Voravichitchaikul / Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | 2–0 | Frances Liu / Shinta Mulia Sari | 15–2, 15–10 | |
| Saralee Thungthongkam / Sathinee Chankrachangwong | 2–1 | Jiang Yanmei / Li Yujia | 12–15, 15–6, 15–2 | |
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