| Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara |
| Dates | 1–6 December |
| Competitors | 94 from 7 nations |
Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games was held in Badminton Covered Hall in Pokhara, Nepal between 1 and 6 December 2019. The badminton programme in 2019 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions along with men's and women's team events. [1] A total of 94 players from seven countries competed in the competition for 7 gold, 7 silver, and 14 bronze medals. [2]
* Host nation (Nepal)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Nepal (NEP)* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
 Siril Verma | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
 Dinuka Karunaratne | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Siril Verma | 17 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Aryamann Tandon | 21 | 21 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Aryamann Tandon | 21 | 14 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Ratnajit Tamang | 18 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ashmita Chaliha | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Achini Ratnasiri | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Ashmita Chaliha | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Gayathri Gopichand | 18 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Dilmi Dias | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Gayathri Gopichand | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Krishna Prasad Garaga Dhruv Kapila | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
 Muhammad Atique Raja Muhammad Hasnain | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Krishna Prasad Garaga Dhruv Kapila | 21 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka | 19 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Prince Dahal Praful Maharjan | 11 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Sachin Dias Buwaneka Goonethilleka | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Meghana Jakkampudi N. Sikki Reddy | 14 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Achini Ratnasiri Upuli Weerasinghe | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Kuhoo Garg Anoushka Parikh | 10 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Achini Ratnasari Upuli Weerasinghe | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Dhruv Kapila Meghana Jakkampudi | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Bikash Shrestha Anu Maya Rai | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Dhruv Kapila Meghana Jakkampudi | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Sachin Dias Thilini Hendahewa | 16 | 14 | |||||||||||
 Mohammad Salman Khan Urmi Akter | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Sachin Dias Thilini Hendahewa | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
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