Brunei national badminton team

National badminton team representing Brunei
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
Appearances2 (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

Thomas Cup

Year Round Pos
1949 Did not enter
1952
1955
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1973
1976
1979
1982
1984 Did not qualify
1986
1988 Did not enter
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 Did not qualify
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year Round Pos
1957 Did not enter
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1986 Did not qualify
1988 Did not enter
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year Round Pos
1989 Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025 TBD
2027
2029

Commonwealth Games

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1998 Group stage

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1998 Did not enter

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1978 Did not enter
1982
1986
1990
1994 Group stage
2002 Did not enter
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026 TBD

Asian Games

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1962 Did not enter
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026 TBD
2030
2034
2038

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1962 Did not enter
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026 TBD
2030
2034
2038

Asian Team Championships

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1962 Did not enter
1965
1969
1971
1976
1983
1985 Round of 16
1987 Did not enter
1989
1993
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 Group stage 14th
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter
2006
2008
2010
2012
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026 TBD
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2017 Did not enter
2019
2023
2025 TBD
2027
2029

SEA Games

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1965 Did not enter
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981 Quarter-finals
1983 Quarter-finals
1985 Quarter-finals
1987 Did not enter
1989
1991
1993 Quarter-finals 6th
1995 Quarter-finals
1997 Did not enter
1999 Quarter-finals
2001 Quarter-finals
2003 Did not enter
2005
2007
2009
2011
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025 TBD
2027
2029
2031
2033

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1965 Did not enter
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985 Quarter-finals 5th
1987 Did not enter
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025 TBD
2027
2029
2031
2033

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2023 Semi-finals 4th

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

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014 Group stage
2016 Group stage
2018 Did not enter
2022
2024 TBD

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2004 Did not enter
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024 TBD

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

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

Boys' team

Year Round Pos
1997 Did not enter
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005

Girls' team

Year Round Pos
1997 Did not enter
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2006 Did not enter
2007 Group stage
2008 Did not enter
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2023
2024 TBD
2025

ASEAN School Games

Boys' team

Year Round Pos
2009 Did not enter
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
2019

Girls' team

Year Round Pos
2009 Did not enter
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
2019

**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 35) - - -
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.