| Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre and NEIGRIHMS Indoor Stadium |
| Dates | 6–10 February |
Badminton at the 2016 South Asian Games was held at the Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, NEIGRIHMS Indoor Stadium under North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong, India from 6 February to 10 February 2016. [1] [2] [3] [4]
* Host nation (India)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND)* | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Srikanth Kidambi | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
 Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Srikanth Kidambi | 11 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Prannoy H. S. | 21 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Sachin Dias | 21 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Prannoy H. S. | 14 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Kavidi Sirimannage | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||
| P. V. Sindhu | 11 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Gadde Ruthvika Shivani | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Nangsal Tamang | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Gadde Ruthvika Shivani | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka | 17 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar | 18 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Rizwan Azam Sulehri Kashif Ali | 22 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Pranav Chopra Akshay Dewalkar | 24 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Sidra Hamad Khizra Rasheed | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| K. Maneesha N. Sikki Reddy | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Achini Ratnasiri Upuli Weerasinghe | |||||||||||||
| K. Maneesha N. Sikki Reddy | |||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Buwaneka Goonethilleka Kavidi Sirimannage | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa | 29 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy | 30 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Imesh Hasaranga Achini Ratnasari | 16 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
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