# 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. 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. 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. Brunei competed for a second time in the 2001 SEA Games but lost to Malaysia 3-0 in the quarter-finals.

### Women's team

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

### 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. In 2023, Brunei competed in the mixed team event at the 2023 SEA Games. 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.

## Competitive record
### FISU World University Games
#### Mixed team

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

### World University Team Championships
#### Mixed team

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

### ASEAN University Games

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

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | TBD | TBD |

### 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 |
| 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 | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | 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 23) | 1322 | - | - |
| Azri Safwan Jofri | (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Samantha Lee Harn Rou | (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 22) | - | - | - |
| Siti Marinah Salleh | (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35) | - | - | - |
| Nuraqilah Shahroney | (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31) | - | - | - |

### Previous squads
#### SEA Games

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