| Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games | |
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| Venue | Morodok Techo National Sports Complex |
| Location | Phnom Penh |
| Dates | 8–16 May 2023 |
The badminton competition at the 2023 SEA Games took place at Badminton Hall, Morodok Techo National Sports Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 8 to 16 May 2023. The game featured 8 events, two singles, 3 double and 3 team events. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Cambodia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Thailand | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cambodia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Myanmar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Singapore | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Brunei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Laos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
Throughout the history of badminton events at the SEA Games, this is the first time that there has been a restriction on participation for the mixed team event: the countries affected by this restriction are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. However, this is also the first time the mixed team event has been contested.
Usually, badminton has seven gold medals in contention, with two medals from the men's and women's team events, and five from the individual events. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Bambang Roedyanto, a technical official for the games, claimed that “Cambodia [wanted] the opportunity to win medals from [badminton], so [the mixed team event] was held with countries [with developing badminton teams]”. [7]
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