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. Competitions for five individual disciplines as well as for teams were conducted. 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. In team competition, Chinese team secured both the Gold medals in the men's and women's events.