Myanmar national badminton team

The Myanmar national badminton team (Burmese: မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင် ကြက်တောင်ရိုက်အသင်း) represents Myanmar in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The best result for both men and women's team was a third place finish at the 1979 and 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The men's team was selected to take part in the 1976 Thomas Cup but failed to qualify into the first round.

Myanmar

Association	Myanmar Badminton Federation (MBF)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Aung Paing
BWF ranking
Current ranking	64 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	57 (4 October 2018)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances	3 (first in 1969)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1969)

History

The Burmese national badminton team was formed in 1948 after the formation of Myanmar Badminton Federation. The team was sent to compete in the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.

Men's team

Myanmar first competed in the 1966 Asian Games. The team lost 4–5 in the first round to Malaysia.^[2] Myanmar have faced difficulties in qualifying for the Thomas Cup, having failed to qualify for the 1958 Thomas Cup after losing to Pakistan with a score of 8–1 in the qualifying tie and conceding a walkover to Hong Kong in the 1976 Thomas Cup Asian zone qualification round. Myanmar finished third at the Southeast Asian Games in 1971 and 1981.^[3][4] The men's team finished in third place for a third time at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. Myanmar later took part in qualifying 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup. The team were drawn into Group C and won against Pakistan and Macau but lost to Canada.^[5]

In 2018, the Burmese men's team made their debut at the Badminton Asia Team Championships, with a total of 6 players selected to represent the team. The team lost all their matches and were eliminated in the group stages.^[6]

Women's team

The Burmese women's team competed in the women's team event at the 1966 Asian Games and were eliminated in the quarter-final stage. The team enjoyed slight success in the late 70s, achieving third place at the 1979 WBF World Championships women's team event and winning third place in the 1979 Southeast Asian Games.^[7][8]

Mixed team

The Burmese mixed team first competed in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games mixed team event. They had a bye in the quarter-finals and defeated Brunei 3–0 in the semi-finals.^[9][10] In the final, the Burmese team finished as runners-up after the team lost 3–2 to the Cambodian host team.^[11][12]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Did not enter 1952 1955 Did not qualify 1958 Did not enter 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 Did not qualify 1979 Did not enter 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 Did not qualify 1992 Did not enter 1994 1996 1998 Did not qualify 2000 Did not enter 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not qualify 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Did not enter 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 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

WBF World Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1979 Group stage 8th

Women's team Year Round Pos 1979 Third place 3rd

Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Did not enter 1966 Round of 16 11th 1970 Did not enter 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 Quarter-finals 6th 1970 Did not enter 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 Round of 16 10th 1965 Did not enter 1969 Quarter-finals 7th 1971 Did not enter 1976 1983 1985 1987 1989 1993 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 Group stage 13th 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 Group Stage 13th 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 Third place 3rd 1973 Did not enter 1975 Fourth place 4th 1977 Did not enter 1979 Quarter-finals 5th 1981 Third place 3rd 1983 Did not enter 1985 Quarter-finals 5th 1987 Withdrew 1989 Did not enter 1991 Quarter-finals 6th 1993 Did not enter 1995 Third place 3rd 1997 Quarter-finals 6th 1999 Did not enter 2001 Quarter-finals 5th 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2011 Round of 16 9th 2015 Did not enter 2017 Quarter-finals 5th 2019 Quarter-finals 6th 2021 Did not enter 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029 2031 2033

Women's team Year Round Pos 1965 Did not enter 1971 1973 1975 1977 Fourth place 4th 1979 Third place 3rd 1981 Did not enter 1983 1985 1987 Withdrew 1989 Did not enter 1991 1993 1995 Quarter-finals 6th 1997 Did not enter 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Quarter-finals 7th 2015 Did not enter 2017 Quarter-finals 6th 2019 Did not enter 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029 2031 2033

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2023 Runners-up 2nd

ASEAN University Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Group stage 5th 2016 Did not enter 2018 Group stage 5th 2022 Did not enter 2024 TBD

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Fifth place 5th 2016 Did not enter 2018 Group stage 5th 2022 Did not enter 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 Round of 16 11th 1998 Round of 16 1999 Round of 16 10th 2000 Round of 16 10th 2001 Did not enter 2002 Round of 16 10th 2004 Did not enter 2005 Round of 16 10th

Girls' team Year Round Pos 1997 Did not enter 1998 1999 Round of 16 10th 2000 Did not enter 2001 2002 2004 2005

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2006 Did not enter 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Group stage 11th 2017 Group stage 14th 2018 Group stage 13th 2019 Did not enter 2023 2024 TBD 2025

ASEAN School Games

Boys' team Year Result Pos 2009 Did not enter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Group stage 6th 2019 Group stage 7th

Girls' team Year Result Pos 2009 Did not enter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Group stage 7th 2019 Group stage 7th

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

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Myanmar national badminton team.

Name	Role
Didit Suluh Patria	Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Phone Pyae Naing	(1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 26)	1	-	-
Hein Htut	(2006-03-03)3 March 2006 (aged 18)	338	-	-
Chan Win Oo	(1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 27)	-	-	-
Hein Si Thu Toe	(1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 25)	-	-	-
Aung Myo Htoo	(2001-10-10)10 October 2001 (aged 23)	-	-	-
Arkar Phone Myat	(1999-12-26)26 December 1999 (aged 24)	-	-	-
Zaw Lin Htoo	(2004-08-05)5 August 2004 (aged 20)	-	-	-
Hein Kaung San	(2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (aged 23)	1684	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Thet Htar Thuzar	(1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 25)	42	-	-
Zun Myo Thet	(2003-11-04)4 November 2003 (aged 21)	-	-	-
Khin Gone Yi Linn	(1998-12-24)24 December 1998 (aged 25)	-	-	-
Khaing Thin Zar	(2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 24)	-	-	-
May Myat Noe Oo	(2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18)	-	-	-
Hnin Shwe Sin Oo	(2003-04-25)25 April 2003 (aged 21)	-	-	-
Kye Sin Thant	(2002-10-28)28 October 2002 (aged 22)	-	-	-
Thin Thin San	(2001-01-19)19 January 2001 (aged 23)	-	-	-

Previous squads

Asian Team Championships

• Men's team: 2018

Southeast Asian Games

• Mixed team: 2023

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