Malaysia national badminton team

Malaysia
AssociationBadminton Association of Malaysia
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentTengku Zafrul Aziz
BWF ranking
Current ranking4 (1 April 2025)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best resultSemi-finals (2009, 2021, 2023)
Thomas Cup
Appearances32 (first in 1949)
Best result Champions (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 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

Asia

Asia Championships

Asia Championships Record
Year Men Women Mixed
2025 Not Held 9th
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

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
2000 Did not enter
2002 Group stage - 7th of 23
2004 Group stage - 5th of 20
2006 Third place
2007 Fourth place
2008 Third place
2009 Runner-up
2010 Third place
2011 Winner
2012 Quarter-finalist
2013 Quarter-finalist
2014 Quarter-finalist
2015 Group stage - 5th of 39
2016 Runner-up
2017 Runner-up
2018 Group stage - 5th of 39
2019 Group stage - 9th of 43
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 Group stage - 9th of 37
2023 Third place
2024 Third place

Asian Junior Team Championships

Players

National senior squad

As of 2025 :

Coaches

As of 2025 :

Previous squad

References

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