National badminton team
Timor-Leste |
| Association | Federação de Badminton de Timor Leste (FBTL) |
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| Confederation | BA (Asia) |
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| President | Francisco Yong |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | 99  12 (2 January 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 99 (2 January 2024) |
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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.
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 | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup |
Asian Games
Asian Team Championships
Men's team | Women's team | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2017 | Did not enter | | 2019 | | 2023 | | 2025 | TBD | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
SEA Games
Men's team | Women's team | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | | 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5th | |
ASEAN University Games
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Asian Junior Team Championships
Boys' team | Girls' team | Mixed team |
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 27) | 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 15) | - | - | - |
| Cristiano Galhos | (2006-04-01) 1 April 2006 (age 18) | - | - | - |
| Alberto Gusmão | (2007-07-29) 29 July 2007 (age 16) | - | - | - |
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 22) | - | - | - |
| Rihana da Costa Oliveira | (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 17) | - | - | - |
| Maria Fatima | (2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17) | - | - | - |
| Jesia Amaral | (2009-07-26) 26 July 2009 (age 14) | - | - | - |
Previous squads
Southeast Asian Games
References
- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Badminton Asia". badmintonasia.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ Bolasport.com (2018-10-07). "Asian Para Games 2018 - Meski Kalah, Bulu Tangkis Timor Leste Tetap Ingin Maju - Bolasport.com". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Asal Usul Permainan Bulu Tangkis, Ini Sejarah Singkatnya". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Busan 2002 - Badminton Results - 1st Preliminaries". Busan Asian Games. Archived from the original on 18 December 2002.
- ^ "Busan 2002 - Badminton Results - 2nd Preliminaries". Busan Asian Games. Archived from the original on 9 June 2003.
- ^ "Badminton peace project launched in Timor-Les". sportanddev. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Foto - Ananias Sarmento Manuel, peserta asal Timor Leste". pbdjarum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Foto - Manuel Ananias Sarmento / Celestino Maria Dos Anjos (Timor Leste)". pbdjarum.org. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "กัมพูชา สั่งห้ามไทยเข้าแข่งแบดมินตันทีมผสม เป็นครั้งแรกในประวัติศาสตร์ซีเกมส์ ที่จำกัดชาติเข้าร่วมในกีฬาแบดมินตัน". Mainstand (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "BWF - SEA Games 2023 ( Team Event) - Team: Timor Leste Badminton Federation - Players". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "BWF - SEA Games 2023 ( Team Event) - Cambodia - Timor Leste: 3-0". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "BWF - SEA Games 2023 ( Team Event) - Mixed team - Draw". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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