Brunei Darussalam
AssociationBrunei National Badminton Association (PBKBD)
ConfederationBA (Asia)
PresidentMohd Zuno Kartono Haji Ali
BWF ranking
Current ranking112 Decrease 3 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking91 (7 July 2014)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 1985)
Best resultRound of 16 (1985)

The Brunei national badminton team (Malay: Pasukan badminton kebangsaan Brunei Darussalam; Jawi: ڤاسوكن بدمينتون كبڠسأن بروني دارالسلام) represents Brunei in international badminton competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Brunei National Badminton Association. The Bruneian team competed in the Summer Universiade in 2007. The team was placed in Group D and finished in 20th place.

The Bruneian men's team only competed in badminton at the SEA Games two times, in 1999 where it was the host team and in 2001. Brunei has yet to win a medal in badminton. Brunei made their badminton debut at the Summer Olympics in 2016, when Jaspar Yu Woon Chai was called up to represent Brunei at the 2016 Rio Olympics men's singles event from a tripartite invitation.

Former Indonesian badminton player, Imay Hendra was called up to the national team as a doubles coach.

History

Men's team

Brunei first competed in the qualifying rounds for the 1986 Thomas & Uber Cup in Bangkok. The team lost to Malaysia and Australia 0-5 in their group.[2] In 1999, the Bruneian men's team debuted in the 1999 SEA Games as host nation. The home team lost 3–1 against Singapore but managed to scored their first win in a team event when Amran Kambar performed an upsetting defeat against Kendrick Lee 13–15, 15–10, 15–9.[3] Brunei competed for a second time in the 2001 SEA Games but lost to Malaysia 3-0 in the quarter-finals.[4]

Women's team

The Bruneian women's team entered the qualifying rounds for the 1986 Thomas & Uber Cup but withdrew from the competition.[5]

Mixed team

Brunei competed in the 2007 Summer Universiade mixed team event. The team were placed into Group D but withdrew from the competition. The team placed 20th in the overall rankings.[6] In 2023, Brunei competed in the mixed team event at the 2023 SEA Games.[7] The team had a bye in the quarter-finals and entered the next round with a guaranteed bronze medal. The team then lost 3–0 in the semi-finals to Myanmar.[8]

Competitive record

Commonwealth Games

See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

Asian Games

Asian Team Championships

SEA Games

FISU World University Games

See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2007 Group stage
2011 Did not enter
2013
2015
2017
2021
2025 TBD

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2008 Did not enter
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018

ASEAN University Games

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

Asian Junior Team Championships

See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships

ASEAN School Games

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Brunei national badminton team.

Name Role
Brunei Mohd Zuno Kartono Ali Coach
Brunei Imay Hendra Doubles coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Kan Kah Kit (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 23) 350 991 -
Mattew Minggat (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) 1444 991 -
Marhanif Ali (2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 22) 1322 - -
Azri Safwan Jofri (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 27) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Samantha Lee Harn Rou (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 21) - - -
Siti Marinah Salleh (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 34) - - -
Nuraqilah Shahroney (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 30) - - -

Previous squads

SEA Games

References

  1. ^ "Badminton Asia". www.badmintonasia.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. ^ "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ "SEA Games: Malaysians Roll Into Badminton Team Semis". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. ^ "Badminton results, XXI SEA Games, 2001". 2001-12-26. Archived from the original on 2001-12-26. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. ^ "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Universiade Bangkok 2007 Results". 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  7. ^ Ak Zaki Kasharan (2023-04-12). "Atlet badminton sedia harumkan nama negara". Atlet badminton sedia harumkan nama negara. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  8. ^ gp (2023-05-10). "Badminton sumbang pingat gangsa". Badminton sumbang pingat gangsa. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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