# Vietnam national badminton team

The Vietnam national badminton team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển cầu lông Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by the Vietnam Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Vietnam. The Vietnamese team competes in the biennial Southeast Asian Games and have made several achievements in badminton at the games.

## History

The Vietnamese badminton team was formed following the establishment of the Vietnam Badminton Federation in 1958. In the 1960s, sports clubs in Hanoi and Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) began to play the sport and started to spread its popularity across the North and the South. The team have never qualified for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup. Nguyễn Tiến Minh won Vietnam's first World Championship medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships.

### Men's team

The Vietnamese men's team first competed in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The team have lost in the quarterfinals until 2005 when the team defeat Singapore 3–2 to enter the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze. The team won when scratch pair Nguyễn Quang Minh and Nguyễn Hoàng Hải defeat Khoo Kian Teck and Alvin Fu to deliver the winning point for Vietnam.
Vietnam competed in the 2023 SEA Games men's team event. The team put in their best efforts against the Malaysian team. Lê Đức Phát earned the team's first point when he defeated Lee Shun Yang, whom he previously lost to in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. The team failed to convert and lost 3–1 in the quarter-final stage.

### Women's team

The Vietnamese women's team debuted at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The team then reached the semi-finals at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games but lost to Indonesia 5–0. They reached the semi-finals again in 2001 but lost to Thailand 3–0. At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, the women's team reached their third consecutive semi-final by beating the Philippines 3–2 in the quarter-finals.
In 2018, the Vietnamese women's team made their first appearance at the Badminton Asia Team Championships. The team lost to Thailand and Malaysia but won against the Philippines in the group stage. In 2021, the Vietnamese women's team made history by beating Malaysia for the first time to enter the semi-finals at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. In 2023, the Vietnamese women's team competed in the 2023 SEA Games women's team event and lost 3–0 to Singapore.

### Mixed team

The Vietnamese mixed team made their debut in the 2011 Sudirman Cup. The team were drawn to classification Group 3B and won all their matches against Bulgaria and South Africa but lost to Sweden to finish in 23rd place. In 2017, the team debuted at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships as host nation. They were eliminated in the group stages. In that same year, the team participated in the 2017 Sudirman Cup. They were drawn into classification Group 2A with Scotland, New Zealand and Canada. The team reached a new high when they topped their group and defeated Singapore 3–1 to finish in 13th place.

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

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Group stage | 19th |
| 2007 | Group stage | 18th |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Group stage | 13th |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Group stage | 14th |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
| 2014 | Group stage | 12th |
| 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 | Group stage | 17th |

### ASEAN School Games

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

## Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Vietnam.
| Name | Role |
| Ngô Trung Dũng | Coach |
| Trần Đức Dương | Coach |
| Hariawan Hong | 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 |
| Lê Đức Phát | (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27) | 83 | – | – |
| Nguyễn Hải Đăng | (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000 (age 24) | 99 | – | – |
| Phan Phúc Thịnh | (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) | 438 | – | – |
| Nguyễn Tiên Tuấn | (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22) | 465 | 338 | – |
| Nguyễn Chí Đức | (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 24) | – | 338 | – |
| Trần Quốc Khánh | (2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 18) | 679 | 350 | – |
| Nguyễn Đinh Hoàng | (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) | – | 149 | 740 |
| Trần Đinh Mạnh | (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) | – | 149 | 369 |
| Phạm Văn Hải | (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24) | – | 350 | 113 |
| Nguyễn Phi Hùng | (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 25) | – | 937 | – |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Nguyễn Thùy Linh | (1997-11-20) 20 November 1997 (age 27) | 21 | – | – |
| Vũ Thị Trang | (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 32) | 196 | 351 | – |
| Vũ Thị Anh Thư | (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 23) | 114 | – | – |
| Trần Thị Phương Thúy | (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 24) | 538 | – | – |
| Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Lan | (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22) | – | 309 | 1021 |
| Thân Vân Anh | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) | – | 309 | 113 |
| Phạm Thị Diệu Ly | (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 22) | 484 | 274 | 1021 |
| Phạm Thị Khánh | (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 25) | – | 274 | 369 |
| Huỳnh Khánh My | (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 18) | 823 | 343 | 1284 |
| Lê Ngọc Vân | (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 19) | 298 | 343 | – |

### Previous squads

* Sudirman Cup (2015, 2017, 2019)