National badminton team representing Bhutan
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Association | Bhutan Badminton Federation (BBF) |
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Confederation | BA (Asia) |
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President | Sonam Karma Tshering |
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BWF ranking |
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Current ranking | 116 (2 January 2024) |
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Highest ranking | 106 (4 January 2018) |
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The Bhutan national badminton team (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་བྱ་སྒྲོ་སྤོ་ལོ།ཚན།) represents Bhutan in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Bhutan Badminton Federation (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་སྒྲོ་རྩེད་ཚོགས་པ་གིས་), the national governing body for Bhutanese badminton.[2]
Bhutan made their first team tournament appearance when the men's team competed in the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong, India. The Bhutanese men's team lost to Nepal and was eliminated in the group stage.[3] The Bhutanese mixed team also competed in the Summer Universiade.
History
Badminton was introduced to Bhutan in the 1990s as part of the nation's economic development and as the nation opened its doors to the outside world. The national team was formed in 1994.[4] Bhutan has been part of the Shuttle Time program organized by the Badminton World Federation since 2012.[5]
Men's team
The Bhutanese men's team debuted in the 2016 South Asian Games. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing 3−0 to Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[6][7] The team were eliminated in the group stages again at the 2019 South Asian Games.[8]
Women's team
The women's team have yet to compete in any international team event.
Mixed team
The Bhutanese mixed team made their debut at the 2017 Summer Universiade mixed team event. Four players were selected to debut in the event.[9] The team were drawn into Group B with Japan and Poland. The team finished at the bottom of the group after losing 0−5 to Japan and Poland.[10] The team withdrew from the 17th to 23rd place tie against Uganda and finished in 21st place.[11][12]
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 | |
South Asian Games
South Asian Team Championships
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2017 | Fifth place | 5th |
FISU World University Games
Mixed team
World University Team Championships
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2008 | Did not enter |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
- **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 |
South Asian Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Year | Round | Pos |
2019 | Group stage | |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bhutan.
Name | Role |
Norbu Dradhul | Head coach |
Nidup Dorji | Assistant coach |
Sherab Gyaltshen | Assistant coach |
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
MS | MD | XD |
Anish Gurung | (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24) | 622 | 328 | - |
Jimba Sangay Lhendup | (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 22) | 622 | 328 | - |
Ugyen Choeda | (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31) | - | - | - |
Karma Chendru | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) | - | - | - |
Gazin Wangchuk | (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 25) | - | - | - |
Jamyang Tenzin | (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) | - | - | - |
Women's team
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event |
WS | WD | XD |
Samjana Gurung | (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) | - | - | - |
Kinley Wangmo | (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 21) | - | - | - |
Thinley Dema | (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 26) | - | - | - |
Lhachen Dema | (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 29) | - | - | - |
Phuntsho Dema | (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
Phuntsho Choden Thingh | (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
References
- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Bhutan Badminton Federation - Bhutan Badminton Association". Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "2016 SOUTH ASIAN GAMES BADMINTON" (PDF). 2016-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Bhutan Badminton Federation - Bhutan Olympic Committee". bhutanolympiccommittee.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Shuttle Time Reaches New Bhutanese Region – BWF Shuttle Time". Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "2016 SOUTH ASIAN GAMES BADMINTON RESULT" (PDF). 2016-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "South Asian Games 2016 - Men Team Championship - Group B". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "SOUTH ASIAN GAMES 2019 RESULTS- BADMINTON". SOUTH ASIAN GAMES 2019.
- ^ "Taipei Summer Universiade 2017 (Badminton) Athlete Profile : Bhutan". FISU Taipei 2017. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "FISU Taipei 2017 - Badminton Mixed Team - Group B Results" (PDF). FISU Taipei 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "FISU Taipei 2017 - Badminton Mixed Team - 17th - 23rd Place - Bhutan vs Uganda" (PDF).
- ^ "29th Summer Universiade". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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