Timor-Leste national badminton team

The Timor-Leste national badminton team (Portuguese: Equipa nacional de badminton de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Ekipa badminton nasionál Timor-Leste) represents East Timor in international badminton competitions.^[1][2] While badminton is not a popular sport in East Timor, the nation has competed in tournaments such as the Asian Games and the BWF World Junior Championships.

Timor-Leste

Association	Federação de Badminton de Timor Leste (FBTL)
Confederation	BA (Asia)
President	Francisco Yong
BWF ranking
Current ranking	99 12 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	99 (2 January 2024)

East Timor has also made its presence in para-badminton. National para-badminton player, Anibal Gusmao Pereira was the first Timorese para-badminton player to play in the Asian Games. According to Pereira, badminton is highly unrecognized in East Timor and locals enjoy football more than badminton.^[3]

History

Although East Timor used to be part of Indonesia which is one of the countries with a prestigious history in badminton, the sport was unrecognized in the region until 2002.^[4] The Timor Leste Badminton Federation was then established in 2002 and sent its first two athletes to compete at the 2002 Asian Games, the two being Francisco Yong and Tes Fac Sing.^[5][6] The Timor Leste Badminton Federation took part in partnering with Badminton Asia and the Badminton World Federation and organized the Badminton for Peace campaign (Tetum: Badminton ba Dame) to teach peace culture to young people in Timor-Leste by facilitating dialogue and social cohesion as well as to promote the sport in the country.^[7] In 2017, East Timor sent its junior players to the PB Djarum training camp as preparation for the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta.^[8][9]

Mixed team

The Timorese mixed team competed in the mixed team event at the 2023 SEA Games.^[10][11] In the quarter-final stage, the team lost 3–0 to hosts Cambodia.^[12][13]

Competitive record

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

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of  Portugal 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 Part of  Indonesia 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Part of  Indonesia 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

Asian Games

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of  Portugal 1966 1970 1974 1978 Part of  Indonesia 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 Did not enter 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Women's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of  Portugal 1966 1970 1974 1978 Part of  Indonesia 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 Did not enter 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 TBD 2030 2034 2038

Asian Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 1962 Part of  Portugal 1965 1969 1971 1976 Part of  Indonesia 1983 1985 1987 1989 1993 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 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 Part of  Portugal 1971 1973 1975 1977 Part of  Indonesia 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2011 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029 2031 2033

Women's team Year Round Pos 1965 Part of  Portugal 1971 1973 1975 1977 Part of  Indonesia 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 Did not enter 2005 2007 2009 2011 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029 2031 2033

Mixed team Year Round Pos 2023 Quarter-finals 5th

ASEAN University Games

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

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2022 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	Part of  Indonesia
2002	Did not enter
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 Part of  Indonesia 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Did not enter 2004 2005

Girls' team Year Round Pos 1997 Part of  Indonesia 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Did not enter 2004 2005

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

ASEAN School Games

Boys' team Year Round Pos 2009 Did not enter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Girls' team Year Round Pos 2009 Did not enter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Raymond Sing	(1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28)	233	328	335
Mourinho Zefi	(2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 20)	622	328	-
Zidane Evaldo Zefi	(2008-06-19) 19 June 2008 (age 16)	-	-	-
Cristiano Galhos	(2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
Alberto Gusmão	(2007-07-29) 29 July 2007 (age 17)	-	-	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Zoraida Dela Torre	(2005-06-08) 8 June 2005 (age 19)	532	-	335
Hulda Meredith	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 23)	-	-	-
Rihana da Costa Oliveira	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18)	-	-	-
Maria Fatima	(2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 18)	-	-	-
Jesia Amaral	(2009-07-26) 26 July 2009 (age 15)	-	-	-

Previous squads

Southeast Asian Games

• Mixed team: 2023