National badminton team representing Brazil
TheBrazil national badminton team (Portuguese :Seleção Brasileira de badminton ) represents Brazil in international badminton team competitions.[ 1] 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 ofBadminton Pan America and theSouth American Badminton Confederation .
The team was formed in the early 1980s. The team made their first appearance at theSudirman Cup in 1997. The team have also finished as runners-up at thePan American Mixed Team Badminton Championships in 2016 and 2017. The team have yet to qualify for theThomas Cup and theUber Cup .
The team also competes in theSouth American Badminton Championships and have won the mixed team title in2012 ,2014 ,2015 ,2016 and2023 . The team also won the men's team title at the South American championships in1985 . The team also won gold in theSouth American Games mixed team event in 2018 and 2022.
In 1985, Brazil competed in the1985 South American Badminton Championships men's team event.[ 2] Argentina andUruguay to win gold in the event.[ 3] [ 4] 1990 South American Badminton Championships .[ 5]
From 1996 to 2002, the team took part in qualifying for theThomas Cup but could not get past the group stages. In 2004, the team were semi-finalists at the2004 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries .
In 2022, the team entered the finals of the2022 Pan Am Male Badminton Cup after upsetting theUnited States 3–0 in the semi-finals.[ 6] Canada but ended up winning silver after losing 3–2 to the favorites.[ 7] 2024 Pan Am Male Badminton Cup after losing 3–0 toCanada .[ 8]
In 1990, Brazil won silver in the women's team event at the1990 South American Badminton Championships after losing toPeru .[ 9] 2006 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries and were eliminated in the group stages. In 2008, the team finished fourth at the2008 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries . The team also finished third in the2012 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries .
In 2020, the team were bronze medalists at the2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships women's team event. The team also won bronze at the Pan Am Female Badminton Cup in2022 and2024 .
The team first competed in the1984 South American Badminton Championships in Buenos Aires. The team finished in third place after losing toPeru andArgentina .[ 10] Pan American Mixed Team Championships . Drawn to Group B withPeru ,Jamaica andGuatemala , the team finished on the bottom of their group after losing to all of their opponents.[ 11] Pan American Mixed Team Championships . In 1997, the team debuted in theSudirman Cup ; the World Mixed Team Championships. Drawn to Group 7B withItaly ,Slovakia andArgentina , the team finished third in the group. The team then defeatedMalta in the playoffs for 51st place.
In 2009, the team placed fourth in the2009 Pan American Mixed Team Championships . In 2010, the team were runners-up at the2010 South American Games , losing 3–1 toPeru in the final. In 2012, Brazil won theSouth American Mixed Team Championships for the first time since their debut in 1984, defeating rivalsPeru andChile .[ 12] Pan American Mixed Team Championships for the first time. In the final, the team lost 3–2 toCanada .[ 13] Canada 3–0 in thePan American Mixed Team Championships final.[ 14] South American Games .[ 15]
In 2022, the team won the gold medal at theSouth American Games for a second time.[ 16] Pan American Badminton Championships .[ 17]
Year Round Pos 1989 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 2027 To be determined 2029
Pan American Team Championships [ edit ] South American Games [ edit ] Year Round Pos 2010 Runners-up 2nd 2018 Champions 1st 2022 Champions 1st
South American Team Championships [ edit ] Year Round Pos 1985 Champions 1st 1990 Runners-up 2nd
Year Round Pos 1990 Runners-up 2nd
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 ] South American Junior Team Championships [ edit ] **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. The following shows a list of coaches for the Brazil national badminton team.
As of 2 January 2024
Male teams Female teams Mixed teams
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Marco Vasconcelos (March 2013 – present)[18]
Fabiana Silva (2022–present)[19]