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

Association	Brunei National Badminton Association (PBKBD)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Mohd Zuno Kartono Haji Ali
BWF ranking
Current ranking	112 3 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	91 (7 July 2014)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 1985)
Best result	Round of 16 (1985)

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

See also: Badminton at the 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

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

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

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

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
Mohd Zuno Kartono Ali	Coach
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 24)	350	991	-
Mattew Minggat	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)	1444	991	-
Marhanif Ali	(2001-08-06) 6 August 2001 (age 24)	1322	-	-
Azri Safwan Jofri	(1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 29)	-	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Samantha Lee Harn Rou	(2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 23)	-	-	-
Siti Marinah Salleh	(1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 36)	-	-	-
Nuraqilah Shahroney	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 32)	-	-	-

Previous squads

SEA Games

• Men's team: 1999, 2001
• Mixed team: 2023