Malaysia national badminton team

Malaysian national badminton team
Malaysia
AssociationBadminton Association of Malaysia
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentMohamad Norza Zakaria
BWF ranking
Current ranking5 Increase 2 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking5 (3 January 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best resultSemi-finals (2009, 2021, 2023)
Thomas Cup
Appearances32 (first in 1949)
Best resultChampions (1949, 1952, 1955, 1967, 1992)
Uber Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1957)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004, 2008, 2010)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2017)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2017, 2019)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances13 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (1962, 1965, 2022)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2016)
Best resultSemi-finals (2020, 2022)

The Malaysia national badminton team (Malay: Pasukan badminton kebangsaan Malaysia) is a badminton team that plays for Malaysia in international competitions. The men's team has enjoyed immense success, having won the Thomas Cup five times, most recently in 1992 and became runner-up nine times. In the Uber Cup competition, the women's team with the best results in 1975, 2004, 2008 and 2010 edition making it to the quarter-finals. Malaysia competed in the Sudirman Cup since 1989 with the best result in 2009, 2021 and 2023, placed third.[1]

Competitive record

International

Thomas & Uber Cup

Thomas Cup Record Uber Cup Record
Year Round Year Round
2024 Semifinal − 3rd 2024 Group Stage − 12th
2022 Quarterfinal − 5th 2022 Group Stage − 9th
2020 Quarterfinal − 8th 2020 Group Stage − 15th
2018 Quarterfinal − 5th 2018 Group Stage − 9th
2016 Semifinal − 3rd 2016 Group Stage − 10th
2014 Runner-up 2014 Group Stage − 9th
2012 Quarterfinal 2012 DNP
2010 Semifinal 2010 Quarterfinal
2008 Semifinal 2008 Quarterfinal
2006 Semifinal 2006 DNP
2004 Quarterfinal 2004 Quarterfinal
2002 Runner-up 2002 DNP
2000 Group Stage − 5th 2000 Group Stage − 7th
1998 Runner-up 1998 DNQ
1996 Group Stage − 5th 1996
1994 Runner-up 1994
1992 Champion 1992 Group Stage − 5th / 6th
1990 Runner-up 1990 DNQ
1988 Runner-up 1988 Group Stage − 8th
1986 Third place 1986 DNQ
1984 Group Stage − 6th 1984 Group Stage − 8th
1982 Quarterfinal 1981 First Round
1979 Intra-zone 1978 Intra-zone
1976 Runner-up 1975 First Round
1973 Intra-zone 1972 Intra-zone
1970 Runner-up 1969 DNP
1967 Champion 1966
1964 Semifinal 1963
1961 Intra-zone 1960 Intra-zone
1958 Runner-up 1957
1955 Champion
1952 Champion
1949 Champion

Sudirman Cup

Sudirman Cup Record
Year Round
2023 Semifinal
2021 Semifinal
2019 Quarterfinal
2017 Quarterfinal
2015 Quarterfinal
2013 Group stage − 9th
2011 Quarterfinal
2009 Semifinal
2007 Group stage − 6th
2005 9th − Group 2 promoted
2003 8th − Group 2
2001 11th − Group 2
1999 6th − Group 1 relegated
1997 7th − Group 2 promoted
1995 DNP
1993 10th − Group 2 relegated
1991 9th − Group 2
1989 9th − Group 2

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games
Year Round
2022
2018
2014
2010
2006
2002 -
1998 Men
Women
1994
1990 -
1986 -
1982 -
1978

Asia

Asia Championships

Asia Championships Record
Year Men Women Mixed
2024 Silver Quarterfinals Not Held
2023 Not Held Quarterfinals
2022 Gold Bronze Not Held
2020 Silver Bronze Not Held
2019 Not Held Quarterfinals
2018 Bronze Quarterfinals Not Held
2017 Not Held Quarterfinals
2016 Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Not Held

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year Men Women
2018 Round of 16 DNP
2014 Bronze Quarterfinal
2010 Quarterfinal Quarterfinal
2006 Bronze League stage
2002 Bronze Quarterfinal
1998 Bronze Quarterfinal
1994 Bronze DNP
1990 Silver DNP
1986 Quarterfinal DNP
1970 Bronze -
1966 Silver -
1962 Bronze Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games Record
Year Men Women
2023 Silver Quarter-finalist
2021 Silver Quarter-finalist
2019 Silver Bronze
2017 Silver Silver
2015 Bronze Silver
2013 Not Held
2011 Silver Bronze
2009 Silver Gold
2007 Bronze Bronze
2005 Gold Bronze
2003 Bronze DNP
2001 Gold Bronze
1999 Silver Bronze
1997 Silver Bronze
1995 Silver Bronze
1993 Silver Bronze
1991 Gold Bronze
1989 Gold Bronze
1987 Silver Bronze
1985 Silver Bronze
1983 Silver Bronze
1981 Silver Bronze
1979 Silver Bronze
1975 - Gold
1973 Silver Gold
1971 Gold
1969 Not Held
1967 Not Held
1965 Gold
1961 Not Held
1959 Not Held

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002 Group stage - 7th of 23
Canada 2004 Group stage - 5th of 20
South Korea 2006 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
New Zealand 2007 Fourth place
India 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Malaysia 2009 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Mexico 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Taiwan 2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Japan 2012 Quarter-finalist
Thailand 2013 Quarter-finalist
Malaysia 2014 Quarter-finalist
Peru 2015 Group stage - 5th of 39
Spain 2016 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Indonesia 2017 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Canada 2018 Group stage - 5th of 39
Russia 2019 Group stage - 9th of 43
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled
China 2021 Cancelled
Spain 2022 Group stage - 9th of 37
United States 2023 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place

Asian Junior Team Championships

Men's team

Year Result
1997 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1998 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2001 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2005 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist


Women's team

Year Result
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004 Did not enter
2005 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up


Mixed team

Year Result
2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2013 Quarter-finals
2014 Quarter-finals
2015 Quarter-finals
2016 Quarter-finals
2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2019 Group stage
2023 Quarter-finals

Players

Current squad

As of 19 December 2022 :

Previous squad

References

  1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.