Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
# Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Badminton had its debut at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and has been contested in 14 consecutive Commonwealth Games since.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city |
| - | - | - |
| VIII | 1966 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| IX | 1970 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| X | 1974 | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| XI | 1978 | Edmonton, Canada |
| XII | 1982 | Brisbane, Australia |
| XIII | 1986 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| XIV | 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| XV | 1994 | Victoria, Canada |
| XVI | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| XVII | 2002 | Manchester, England |
| XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
| XIX | 2010 | New Delhi, India |
| XX | 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia |
| XXII | 2022 | Birmingham, England |

## History

Badminton was added to the Commonwealth Games program in 1966, as an optional sport. The sport was chosen to replace lawn bowls, due the lack of facilities at Jamaica. Having this status until the 1994 edition, when it became a mandatory sport. In the first three editions, five events were played (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles). Between 1978 and 1990 a sixth event was in the program (the mixed team competition). Also between 1966 and 1990, one bronze medal was at stake. Between 1994 and 2002, the losers of the two semifinals also won two bronze medals. In 1998, the team events in both genres were introduced, but at the next edition the event was dropped and the mixed teams event returned. Later in 2002, the mixed team event returned. The last change to the program was in 2006, when the format and events played were reverted to the format used until 1990.

### Events

Current program :

| Event | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Mixed team | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Past program |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's team | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | |
| Women's team | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | |
| Events | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

## Medal table

    As of 2022 edition

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 37 | 37 | 38 | 112 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 31 | 22 | 16 | 69 |
| 3 | India | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Singapore | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 88 | 88 | 107 | 283 |

### Successful national teams

Below is the gold medalists shown based by category and countries after the 2022 Commonwealth Games. England has been the most successful nation in the Commonwealth Games.

| Rank | Country | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 2 | | 37 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | India | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 5 | Singapore | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Scotland | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 7 | Wales | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |

BOLD means overall winner of badminton at Commonwealth Games

    ^1 England and Malaysia were tied with three gold medals. However, Malaysia won four silver medals and England won one, thus Malaysia became the overall winner.
    ^2 India, England, and Malaysia were tied with two gold medals. However, India won three silver medals, Malaysia won two, and England won one, thus India became the overall winner.

## Past winners

### Individual competition

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | Tan Aik Huang | Angela Bairstow | Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe | Helen Horton Ursula Smith | Roger Mills Angela Bairstow |
| 1970 | Jamie Paulson | Margaret Beck | Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee | Margaret Boxall Sue Whetnall | Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall |
| 1974 | Punch Gunalan | Gillian Gilks | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot | Margaret Boxall Gillian Gilks | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
| 1978 | Prakash Padukone | Sylvia Ng | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett | Nora Perry Anne Statt | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
| 1982 | Syed Modi | Helen Troke | Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek | Claire Backhouse Johanne Falardeau | Martin Dew Karen Chapman |
| 1986 | Steve Baddeley | Helen Troke | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey |
| 1990 | Rashid Sidek | Fiona Smith | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Sara Sankey Fiona Smith | Chan Chi Choi Amy Chan |
| 1994 | Rashid Sidek | Lisa Campbell | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | Joanne Muggeridge Joanne Wright | Chris Hunt Gillian Clark |
| 1998 | Wong Choong Hann | Kelly Morgan | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg | Simon Archer Joanne Goode |
| 2002 | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | Li Li | Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng | Ang Li Peng Lim Pek Siah | Simon Archer Joanne Goode |
| 2006 | Lee Chong Wei | Tracey Hallam | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
| 2010 | Lee Chong Wei | Saina Nehwal | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | Koo Kien Keat Chin Eei Hui |
| 2014 | Parupalli Kashyap | Michelle Li | Tan Wee Kiong Goh V Shem | Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
| 2018 | Lee Chong Wei | Saina Nehwal | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | Chow Mei Kuan Vivian Hoo | Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
| 2022 | Lakshya Sen | P. V. Sindhu | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan | Terry Hee Tan Wei Han |

### Team competition

| Year | Men | Women | Mixed |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | England |
| 1982 | — | — | England |
| 1986 | — | — | England |
| 1990 | — | — | England |
| 1994 | — | — | England |
| 1998 | Malaysia | England | — |
| 2002 | — | — | England |
| 2006 | — | — | Malaysia |
| 2010 | — | — | Malaysia |
| 2014 | — | — | Malaysia |
| 2018 | — | — | India |
| 2022 | — | — | Malaysia |
