Brazil national badminton team

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ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentJosé Santini
Current ranking18 Decrease 1 (2 April 2024)
Brazil
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Badminton (CBBd)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentJosé Santini
BWF ranking
Current ranking18 Decrease 1 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking17 (2 January 2024)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances17 (first in 1987)
Best resultRunners-up (2016, 2018)
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2020)
Best resultRunners-up (2022, 2024)
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2020)
Best resultThird place (2020, 2022, 2024)

The Brazil national badminton team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de badminton) represents Brazil in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Brazil Badminton Confederation (CBBd; Confederação Brasileira de Badminton), the governing body for badminton in Brazil. Brazil is one of South America's most active badminton nations. The team is a member of Badminton Pan America and the South American Badminton Confederation.

The team was formed in the early 1980s. The team made their first appearance at the Sudirman Cup in 1997. The team have also finished as runners-up at the Pan American Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2016 and 2017. The team have yet to qualify for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.

The team also competes in the South American Badminton Championships and have won the mixed team title in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2023. The team also won the men's team title at the South American championships in 1985. The team also won gold in the South American Games mixed team event in 2018 and 2022.

Men's team

In 1985, Brazil competed in the 1985 South American Badminton Championships men's team event.[2] The team defeated hosts Argentina and Uruguay to win gold in the event.[3][4] In 1990, the team were runners-up at the 1990 South American Badminton Championships.[5]

From 1996 to 2002, the team took part in qualifying for the Thomas Cup but could not get past the group stages. In 2004, the team were semi-finalists at the 2004 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries.

In 2022, the team entered the finals of the 2022 Pan Am Male Badminton Cup after upsetting the United States 3–0 in the semi-finals.[6] In the final, the team took a 2–1 lead against Canada but ended up winning silver after losing 3–2 to the favorites.[7] In 2024, the team won silver for a second time at the 2024 Pan Am Male Badminton Cup after losing 3–0 to Canada.[8]

Women's team

In 1990, Brazil won silver in the women's team event at the 1990 South American Badminton Championships after losing to Peru.[9] In 2006, the team competed in the 2006 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries and were eliminated in the group stages. In 2008, the team finished fourth at the 2008 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries. The team also finished third in the 2012 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries.

In 2020, the team were bronze medalists at the 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships women's team event. The team also won bronze at the Pan Am Female Badminton Cup in 2022 and 2024.

Mixed team

The team first competed in the 1984 South American Badminton Championships in Buenos Aires. The team finished in third place after losing to Peru and Argentina.[10] In 1987, the team made their first appearance at the Pan American Mixed Team Championships. Drawn to Group B with Peru, Jamaica and Guatemala, the team finished on the bottom of their group after losing to all of their opponents.[11] In 1993, the team finished fourth in the Pan American Mixed Team Championships. In 1997, the team debuted in the Sudirman Cup; the World Mixed Team Championships. Drawn to Group 7B with Italy, Slovakia and Argentina, the team finished third in the group. The team then defeated Malta in the playoffs for 51st place.

In 2009, the team placed fourth in the 2009 Pan American Mixed Team Championships. In 2010, the team were runners-up at the 2010 South American Games, losing 3–1 to Peru in the final. In 2012, Brazil won the South American Mixed Team Championships for the first time since their debut in 1984, defeating rivals Peru and Chile.[12] In 2016, the team reached the final of the Pan American Mixed Team Championships for the first time. In the final, the team lost 3–2 to Canada.[13] A year later, the team lost to Canada 3–0 in the Pan American Mixed Team Championships final.[14] In 2018, Brazil won their first ever gold medal in the mixed team event at the South American Games.[15]

In 2022, the team won the gold medal at the South American Games for a second time.[16] In 2023, the team were semi-finalists at the Pan American Badminton Championships.[17]

Competitive record

Pan American Team Championships

South American Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2010 Runners-up 2nd
2018 Champions 1st
2022 Champions 1st

South American Team Championships

FISU World University Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2007 Did not enter
2011
2013 Group stage
2015 Group stage
2017 Group stage
2021 Group stage
2025 To be determined

World University Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2008 Did not enter
2010
2012
2014 Group stage
2016 Did not enter
2018
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
China 2000 Did not enter
South Africa 2002
Canada 2004
South Korea 2006
New Zealand 2007
India 2008
Malaysia 2009
Mexico 2010
Taiwan 2011
Japan 2012
Thailand 2013
Malaysia 2014
Peru 2015
Spain 2016
Indonesia 2017 Group stage 21st of 44
Canada 2018 Group stage 19th of 39
Russia 2019 Did not enter
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic
China 2021
Spain 2022 Did not enter
United States 2023 Group stage 24th of 38
China 2024 Withdrew
India 2025 Group stage 29th of 36

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1977
to
1996
Did not enter
1998 Group stage 6th
2000 Group stage 6th
2002 Group stage 5th
2004 Fourth place 4th
2006 Fourth place 4th
2007 Group stage
2008 Fourth place 4th
2009 Fourth place 4th
2010 Fourth place 4th
2011 Runners-up 2nd
2012 Third place 3rd
2013 Runners-up 2nd
2014 Runners-up 2nd
2015 Runners-up 2nd
2016 Runners-up 2nd
2017 Third place 3rd
2018 Runners-up 2nd
2019 Third place 3rd
2021 Runners-up 2nd
2022 Third place 3rd
2023 Group stage
2024 Fourth place 4th
2025 Third place 3rd

South American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1997 Runners-up 2nd
2000 Third place 3rd
2001 Runners-up 2nd
2005 Runners-up 2nd
2009 Runners-up 2nd
2012 Champions 1st
2013 Champions 1st
2014 Champions 1st
2015 Champions 1st
2016 Runners-up 2nd
2017 Runners-up 2nd
2018 Third place 3rd
2019 Champions 1st
2020 Did not enter
2022 Runners-up 2nd
2023 Did not enter
2024 Champions 1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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