Badminton has been played in the Philippines since the
1920s when
British and
American expatriates introduced the sport to the country. The national team was formed after the establishment of the
Philippine Badminton Association in 1952. The Philippines made a couple of appearances at the
Sudirman Cup in the 2010s. In 2023, Indonesian coach Chafidz Yusuf was appointed as the doubles coach for the national team.
Men's team The Philippines men's team first competed in the qualifiers for the
1984 Thomas Cup. The team were drawn with
Hong Kong,
Australia and
Singapore and lost all of their matches in the group tie. Three years later, the Philippines competed in the
1987 Southeast Asian Games, where the team entered the semifinals for a guaranteed bronze medal but lost 3–0 to
Malaysia. In 1992, the Philippines failed to qualify for the
1992 Thomas Cup after losing 4–1 to
Pakistan, 5–0 to
India and
Singapore in the first stage of the qualifiers. In 1997, the Philippines lost the third place tie to
Thailand at the
Southeast Asian Games. In 1998, The Philippines tried to qualify for the
1998 Thomas Cup. The team shown improvement as they lost 4–1 to
Singapore, 3–2 to
Australia and won 5–0 against
Iran. The team lost to
Indonesia 3–0 in the quarter-finals.
Women's team The Philippines women's team debuted at the
1981 Southeast Asian Games and entered the semifinals to claim bronze. Ten years later, the women's team entered their second semifinal at the
1991 Southeast Asian Games and finished in fourth place. In 1992, the Philippines competed in the
1992 Uber Cup qualifiers. The team lost 5–0 to
New Zealand and
Hong Kong but won 5–0 against
Tanzania to finish 3rd in the group. In 1998, the Philippines women's team failed to qualify again for the
Uber Cup. Much like the men's team, the women's team lost 4–1 to
Singapore and 3–2 to
Australia but won 4–1 against
Mauritius. In the semi-finals, the team went up against
Indonesia but lost 3–0 to win bronze.
Mixed team The Philippines have made several appearances in the
Sudirman Cup, their first one being in
2009. They achieved 23rd place in the
2013 Sudirman Cup. and later 29th place in the
2015 Sudirman Cup. The mixed team competed in the
2017 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships but were halted in the group stages. ==Competitive record==