Brunei national netball team explained

Country:Brunei
Nickname:Royal Bees
Association:Brunei Netball Association
Confederation:Asia Netball
Coach:Hafizah Sidek
Captain:Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah
Rank:34
Body1:yellow
Skirt1:yellow
First Game: 26 – 26
Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka, 25 August 2012
Largest Win: 91 – 13
Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka, 26 August 2012
Largest Loss: 72 – 11
Sugathadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka, 29 August 2012

The Brunei national netball team nicknamed Royal Bees,[1] is the national team representing Brunei in international netball competitions. The team is currently coached by Jane Searle,[2] and captained by Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah.[3] As of 2 December 2022, Brunei are 34th on the INF World Rankings.[4]

History

Brunei made its international netball debut during the 2012 Asian Netball Championships, where the first game ended in a 26–26 draw with Maldives. They then made their biggest win by thrashing Pakistan in a 91–13 victory, but only to suffer 76–18 and 72–11 defeats, by Singapore and Malaysia respectively.[5]

At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the national team of Brunei secured a bronze medal for being one of the two semifinalists.[6] Brunei repeated this feat again at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games for finishing as one of the semifinalists. In the 2017 edition of the Games, Brunei was guided by Sri Lankan coach, Thilaka Jinadasa. Before the regional stint, they went to Kota Kinabalu and played a series of matches against the Sri Lanka School Team in April 2017[7] and played exposure matches against Singaporean netball teams in Singapore in May 2017 as preparation.[8]

Alongside Singapore and Pakistan, Brunei has been pooled into Group 'C' of the 2018 Asian Netball Championships in which they finished sixth in the tournament.[9] Brunei took part in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games which was held in Laguna, Philippines.[10] They returned from the tournament with bronze medals with Prince Sufri Bolkiah as the awardee.[11] The Royal Bees participated in the 2022 Asian Netball Championships which was held in Singapore. The team again concluded the tournament in sixth place after a final 51–42 win over Maldives at the OCBC Arena.[12]

Players

Ten players were selected to participate at the 2022 Asian Netball Championships.[13] [14]

Philippines national netball team
PlayerPositionHeight (cm)
Siti Marhayati (captain)GA
Zuraidah AmitC
Siti Nuril NazihahGD
Nurul Ajeerah AbdullahGK
Nurulain Abdul HamidGS, GA
Norros Hafizah ZanuidiWA
Amirah Fazzeratul HidayahGA
Hidayah PutehWA
Siti Faizah AzniGS, GD
Ummi Ramizah JeluddinWD
Noor Zinatul AzimahWD
Wong Jo Lin-
Isabel Maria Pia VeleGD

Coaches

Coach Years
Thilaka Jinadasa[15] 2011–2018
Jane Searle2018–2022
Hafizah Sidek2022–present

Competitive history

Southeast Asian Games
width=50 style=background:gainsboro Yearwidth=200 style=background:gainsboro Championshipwidth=200 style=background:gainsboro Locationwidth=100 style=background:gainsboro Placing
2015 Singapore
2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20192019 Southeast Asian GamesLaguna, Philippines

Notes and References

  1. News: Yee. Chun Leong. Royal Bees Falls to Thailand. 20 August 2017. BruSports News.
  2. News: Yunus. Fadhil. Brunei’s new netball coach eyes steady progress in Terengganu series. 12 November 2019. Borneo Bulletin Online.
  3. News: Wang. Meng Meng. A touch of royalty in Brunei netball team. 12 November 2019. The Straits Times.
  4. Web site: Current World Rankings . 2022-12-02 . World Netball . en-US.
  5. Web site: Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council . 2022-12-02 . www.bruneiolympic.org.
  6. News: Yee. Chun Leong. National Netball Team eye podium finish at SEA Games. 20 August 2017. BruSports News. 3 August 2017.
  7. News: Brunei National Netball Team Ready For Sri Lanka School Test. 20 August 2017. International Netball Federation. 3 April 2017.
  8. News: Hassan. Khairil. Netball team Singapore bound to gain exposure. 20 August 2017. Borneo Bulletin. 15 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Her Royal Highness to lead Brunei national netball team in Asian meet . 2022-12-02 . borneo363.rssing.com.
  10. Web site: 2019-11-04 . National netball team aim to win medal at 2019 SEA Games » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2022-12-02 . National netball team aim to win medal at 2019 SEA Games . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2019-12-03 . National netball team wins bronze medal » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2022-12-02 . National netball team wins bronze medal . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-09-12 . Brunei finish sixth in Asian netball meet » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2022-12-02 . Brunei finish sixth in Asian netball meet . en-US.
  13. Web site: Asian Netball Championship 2022 Brunei's No.1 News Website . 2022-12-02 . www.brudirect.com.
  14. Web site: 2022-09-04 . Brunei lose to Malaysia in opening ANC match » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2022-12-02 . Brunei lose to Malaysia in opening ANC match . en-US.
  15. News: Brunei National Coach, Thilaka Jinadasa, leaves post after 7 years. 12 November 2019. International Netball Federation.