The Badminton tournament at the 1993 East Asian Games was held at Shanghai, China from 9 to 18 May.
It was the first time badminton was included in the East Asian Games competition.
[1] Competitions for five individual disciplines as well as for teams were conducted.
[2] In individual competition, China dominated by winning four out of five gold medals while South Korea won a single gold in the women's doubles discipline.
[3] In team competition, Chinese team secured both the Gold medals in the men's and women's events.