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.
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]
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]
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]
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