National badminton team representing Brazil
Brazil Association Confederação Brasileira de Badminton (CBBd)Confederation BPA (Pan America)President José Santini Current ranking 18 1 (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 17 (2 January 2024) Appearances 4 (first in 1997 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 16 (first in 1987 ) Best result Runners-up (2016 , 2018 ) Appearances 3 (first in 2020 ) Best result Runners-up (2022 , 2024 ) Appearances 3 (first in 2020 ) Best result Third 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.
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]
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 .
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]
Year
Round
1989 to 1995
Did not enter
1997
Group stage
51st
1999
Group stage
42nd
2001
Group stage
46th
2003
Did not enter
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
Group stage
20th
2017
Did not enter
2019
2021
2023
Did not qualify
2025
To be determined
2027
2029
Pan American Team Championships [ edit ]
South American Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
2010
Runners-up
2nd
2018
Champions
1st
2022
Champions
1st
South American Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
1985
Champions
1st
1990
Runners-up
2nd
Year
Round
1990
Runners-up
2nd
Year
Round
1984
Third place
3rd
1988
Runners-up
2nd
1996
Runners-up
2nd
1998
Runners-up
2nd
2012
Champions
1st
2013
Did not enter
2014
Champions
1st
2015
Champions
1st
2016
Champions
1st
2017
Third place
3rd
2018
Runners-up
2nd
2019
Runners-up
2nd
2020
Runners-up
2nd
2022
Runners-up
2nd
2023
Champions
1st
FISU World University Games [ edit ]
World University Team Championships [ edit ]
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record [ edit ]
Pan American Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
1977 to1996
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
To be determined
South American Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
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
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
As of 2 January 2024
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