| Event: | Badminton |
| Games: | 1961 |
| Venue: | Aung San National Indoor Stadium |
| Location: | Rangoon, Burma |
| Dates: | 11 – 16 December 1961 |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Previous: | 1959 |
| Next: | 1965 |
Badminton at the 1961 SEAP Games was held in Rangoon, Burma from 11 to 16 December in 1961. Five competitions were held in men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and in mixed doubles.
| Men's singles | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Mixed doubles |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December | 18:30 | Pachara Pattabongse  | 2–0 | Sio Chin Chu | 11–2 | 11–0 | ||
| 13 December | 19:00 | Tan Gaik Bee | 2–0 | Sio Chin Chu | 11–0 | 11–1 | ||
| 14 December | 18:00 | Tan Gaik Bee | 2–0 | Pachara Pattabongse | 6–11 | 12–11 | 11–4 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December | 18:30 | Sumol Chanklum Pankae Phongarn | 2–0 | Tan Gaik Bee Jean Moey | 11–15 | 15–2 | 15–12 | |
| 13 December | 19:00 | 0–2 | Tan Gaik Bee Jean Moey | 1–15 | 1–15 | |||
| 14 December | 18:00 | Sumol Chanklum Pankae Phongarn | 2–0 | Ma Thin Wa Pamela Fink | 15–0 | 15–1 |
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December | 18:30 | Ng Boon Bee Ng Mei Ling | 2–0 | Maung Hla Ma Thida | 15–7 | 15–4 | ||
| 13 December | 19:00 | Raphi Kanchanaraphi Pankae Phongarn | 2–0 | Maung Hla Ma Thida | 15–2 | 15–11 | ||
| 14 December | 18:00 | Raphi Kanchanaraphi Pankae Phongarn | 2–0 | Ng Boon Bee Ng Mei Ling | 14–18 | 15–8 | 15–9 |