Brunei is one of the weakest nations in sport terms but has greatly improved since 1999. The soccer league or B-League started in 2002 and DPMM is the most important team. In basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, the most prominent competition is a six-date tournament, the Shell Rimula Challenge Trophy, won by Suncity Dragons in 2005. The Sultan's Cup is an invitational tournament for teams of East Asia. The Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 club San Miguel won it in 2005.

The Brunei Barracudas is a professional basketball team based in Brunei Darussalam and it was founded in 2009.

Brunei is the host to one of the richest marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

s in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, offering more than $500,000 in prize money. Also, Brunei hosts the Brunei Open

Brunei Open

The Brunei Open is an Asian Tour golf tournament. The 2005 staging was Brunei's first ever professional golf tournament, and it was won by Terry Pilkadaris of Australia. The event is held at the Jack Nicklaus designed course at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. In 2010 the prize fund was...

, a part of the Asian Golf Tour

Asian Tour

The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. The Asian Tour is administered from offices in Singapore...

. Past winners include Terry Pilkadaris

Terry Pilkadaris

Terry Peter Pilkadaris is an Australian professional golfer.Pilkadaris was born in Perth, Western Australia. He turned professional in 1998, joining the PGA Tour of Australasia. Since 2002 he has played on the Asian Tour where he has won three tournaments. He was fifth on the Asian Tour Order of...

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NHL

National Hockey League

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 player Craig Adams

Craig Adams (hockey player)

Craig D. Adams is a Bruneian-born Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Adams was born in Seria, Brunei, but was raised in Calgary, Alberta, residing and playing hockey in the community of Lake Bonavista...

 was born in Seria

Seria

Seria is a town in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalam. Its full name is Pekan Seria in full . Seria was originally known as Padang Berawa which is Wild Pigeon's Field in Malay. The name "Seria" comes from the river located very near where oil was first discovered in the area in 1929...

, Brunei.

Rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 is also played in Brunei. The national team

Brunei national rugby union team

The Brunei National Rugby Team represents Brunei in international rugby union. They have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup. It is governed by the Brunei Rugby Football Union-History:...

 plays in the Asian Rugby Football Union

Asian Rugby Football Union

The Asian Rugby Football Union ' is the governing body of rugby union in Asia under the authority of the International Rugby Board.Founded in 1968 by eight charter nations, the Union today has 27 member unions in countries across Asia, stretching from Kazakhstan to Guam.The aim of ARFU is: "to...

 6th Division along with Indonesia

Indonesia national rugby union team

The Indonesia national rugby union team represents Indonesia in rugby union. They are nicknamed the "Rhinos". The team is an associate member of IRB. They have yet to play in the Rugby World Cup. The Indonesian squad was formed in 2006 to attend the IRB sanctioned Six Division Asian Rugby Football...

, Cambodia

Cambodia national rugby union team

The Cambodia national rugby union team represents Cambodia in international rugby union. The country's national union is a member of the International Rugby Board and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament. The Cambodia national rugby team played their first international in 2005 -...

, Malaysia

Malaysia national rugby union team

The Malaysia national rugby union team represents Malaysia in international rugby union. Malaysia have yet to make their debut at the Rugby World Cup, but have attempted to qualify since the South African World Cup in 1995.-History:...

 and Laos

Laos national rugby union team

The Laos national rugby union team represents Laos in international rugby union. Laos are a member of the International Rugby Board , and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup. The Laos national rugby team played their first ever international against Malaysia in 1974, losing 34 points to 10. ...

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