[1][2] While badminton is not a popular sport in East Timor, the nation has competed in tournaments such as the Asian Games and the BWF World Junior Championships.

[3] Although East Timor used to be part of Indonesia which is one of the countries with a prestigious history in badminton, the sport was unrecognized in the region until 2002.

[4] The Timor Leste Badminton Federation was then established in 2002 and sent its first two athletes to compete at the 2002 Asian Games, the two being Francisco Yong and Tes Fac Sing.

[7] In 2017, East Timor sent its junior players to the PB Djarum training camp as preparation for the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships in Yogyakarta.

[10][11] In the quarter-final stage, the team lost 3–0 to hosts Cambodia.