Malaysia national badminton team

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]

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)

Competitive record

International

Thomas & Uber Cup

Thomas Cup RecordUber Cup Record
YearRoundYearRound
2024Semifinal − 3rd2024Group Stage − 12th
2022Quarterfinal − 5th2022Group Stage − 9th
2020Quarterfinal − 8th2020Group Stage − 15th
2018Quarterfinal − 5th2018Group Stage − 9th
2016Semifinal − 3rd2016Group Stage − 10th
2014Runner-up2014Group Stage − 9th
2012Quarterfinal2012DNP
2010Semifinal2010Quarterfinal
2008Semifinal2008Quarterfinal
2006Semifinal2006DNP
2004Quarterfinal2004Quarterfinal
2002Runner-up2002DNP
2000Group Stage − 5th2000Group Stage − 7th
1998Runner-up1998DNQ
1996Group Stage − 5th1996
1994Runner-up1994
1992Champion1992Group Stage − 5th / 6th
1990Runner-up1990DNQ
1988Runner-up1988Group Stage − 8th
1986Third place1986DNQ
1984Group Stage − 6th1984Group Stage − 8th
1982Quarterfinal1981First Round
1979Intra-zone1978Intra-zone
1976Runner-up1975First Round
1973Intra-zone1972Intra-zone
1970Runner-up1969DNP
1967Champion1966
1964Semifinal1963
1961Intra-zone1960Intra-zone
1958Runner-up1957
1955Champion
1952Champion
1949Champion

Commonwealth Games

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

Asia

Asia Championships

Asia Championships Record
YearMenWomenMixed
2024 SilverQuarterfinalsNot Held
2023Not HeldQuarterfinals
2022 Gold BronzeNot Held
2020 Silver BronzeNot Held
2019Not HeldQuarterfinals
2018 BronzeQuarterfinalsNot Held
2017Not HeldQuarterfinals
2016QuarterfinalsQuarterfinalsNot Held

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games Record
YearMenWomen
2023 SilverQuarter-finalist
2021 SilverQuarter-finalist
2019 Silver Bronze
2017 Silver Silver
2015 Bronze Silver
2013Not Held
2011 Silver Bronze
2009 Silver Gold
2007 Bronze Bronze
2005 Gold Bronze
2003 BronzeDNP
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
1969Not Held
1967Not Held
1965 Gold
1961Not Held
1959Not Held

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

Suhandinata Cup

YearResult
2000Did not enter
2002Group stage - 7th of 23
2004Group stage - 5th of 20
2006 Third place
2007Fourth place
2008 Third place
2009 Runner-up
2010 Third place
2011 Winner
2012Quarter-finalist
2013Quarter-finalist
2014Quarter-finalist
2015Group stage - 5th of 39
2016 Runner-up
2017 Runner-up
2018Group stage - 5th of 39
2019Group stage - 9th of 43
2020Cancelled
2021Cancelled
2022Group stage - 9th of 37
2023 Third place

Asian Junior Team Championships


Women's team

YearResult
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004Did not enter
2005 Runner-up


Mixed team

YearResult
2006 Runner-up
2007 Winner
2008 Semi-finalist
2009 Winner
2010 Runner-up
2011 Runner-up
2012 Semi-finalist
2013Quarter-finals
2014Quarter-finals
2015Quarter-finals
2016Quarter-finals
2017 Semi-finalist
2018 Semi-finalist
2019Group stage
2023Quarter-finals

Players

Current squad

As of 19 December 2022 :

Previous squad

References