Brunei national badminton team

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.

Brunei Darussalam
AssociationBrunei National Badminton Association
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentMohd Zuno Kartono Haji Ali
BWF ranking
Current ranking112 Increase 1 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking91 (7 July 2014)

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

SEA Games
See also: Badminton at the SEA Games

Summer Universiade
See also: Badminton at the Summer Universiade

Mixed team
Year Result
Thailand 2007 Group D − 20th

Men's team
Year Result
Indonesia 2014 Group stage
Singapore 2016 Group stage

Junior competitive record

ASEAN School Games

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

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ahmad Mahyuddin Haji Abas (1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 27) - - -
Mohammad Shahirul Jenin (1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 34) - - -
Azri Safwan Jofri (1996-04-29)29 April 1996 (aged 27) - - -
Woo Chang Huei (1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (aged 35) - - -

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

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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