Its first football league was the B-League started in 2002. It was replaced ten years later in 2012, by the

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. In

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, 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

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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 marathons in

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, offering more than $500,000 in prize money. Also, Brunei hosts the Brunei Open, a part of the Asian Golf Tour. Past winners include

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player Craig Adams was born in

Seria Seria () is a town in Belait District, Brunei, about west from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 3,625 in 2016. It was where oil was first struck in Brunei in 1929 and has since become a centre for the countr ...

, Brunei. The local martial arts in Brunei is called "Silat Suffian Bela Diri"
German site
Brunei Darussalam National Games ( ms, Sukan Kebangsaan Brunei Darussalam, SKBD), the nation's biennial multi-sport event, was established in 2012.

Rugby union

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is also played in Brunei. The Brunei national rugby union is in the 6th division.

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