Madagascar
AssociationFédération Malagasy de Badminton (FMBAD)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentJean-Aime Ravalison
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking97 (3 January 2023)
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place (1998)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage

The Madagascar national badminton team (Malagasy: Ekipa nasionalin’ny badminton eto Madagasikara) represents Madagascar in international badminton team competitions.[1][2] The team is controlled by the Madagascar Badminton Federation. The Malagasy mixed team made their debut in the 1998 African Badminton Championships and finished in third place.

History

Badminton has been played in Madagascar since the early 1980s.[3] Due to the lack of funding for equipment and infrastructure at the time, the sport was only playable in Antananarivo, Toamasina and Antsirabe. The Madagascar Badminton Federation was formed in the 1980s and the country held its first national championships in 1999.

Men's team

The Malagasy men's team competed in the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games. The team first lost 5–0 to Réunion and Mauritius in the Group A tie.[4] In the semi-finals, the team drew head to head against Réunion after Lala Razakasoavina scores the team's first point by defeating Cedric Amounie 12–15, 15–9, 15–7. The team lost the next two matches and were eliminated in the semifinals.[4]

In 2019, the team competed in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games. The team lost 5–0 to Réunion and Mauritius in the round robin stage. The team then lost 4–1 to Seychelles in the tie for fourth place.[5]

Women's team

The women's team competed along with the men's team at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games. The team first lost 5–0 to hosts Mauritius.[6] They then lost 5–0 to the Maldives and Réunion.[7]

Mixed team

The Malagasy mixed team first competed in the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games. In 1990, the team achieved runner-up position at the 1990 Indian Ocean Island Games mixed team event.[8] In 1998, the team made their first team appearance at the African Mixed Team Badminton Championships and made history by winning third place for the first time.[8] The mixed team competed in the 2007 African Mixed Team Championships. The team were grouped with South Africa, Seychelles and Botswana in Group A but were eliminated in the group stages.[2]

Competitive record

African Team Championships

Indian Ocean Island Games

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Madagascar.

Name Role
Madagascar Marc Jocelyn Vonjinirina Coach

Players

Current squad

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Sitraka Randrianantenaina 1 September 1998 - - -
Julio Keman Randriamalala 23 March 2000 - - -
Tokinirina Rakotojaona 23 July 1999 - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Soaniaina Razanamaly 9 April 1995 - - -
Mamisoa Razafimamonjiarison 10 February 2002 - - -
Miotisoa Arijesa 31 March 2001 - - -

Previous squads

African Team Championships

Indian Ocean Island Games

References

  1. "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "Africa Badminton - Madagascar". Africa Badminton. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
  3. "L'histoire du badminton à Madagascar". Takelaka. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Official Web Site - JIOI 2003 - Results". Jeux des Îles de l'Océan Indien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2004. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. "JIOI 2019 – Les résultats". Le Mauricien (in French). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. Rabary, Clément (22 July 2019). "Madagascar: Badminton - It's too... BAD l". allAfrica. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. "Mauritius Badminton Association - IOIG 2019 Badminton News Team Event Results - Women Madagascar vs Maldives | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. 1 2 Rakotoarivelo, Julian (2017-12-29). "Badminton : « Peu pratiqué mais un vrai potentiel » dixit Eugénio Raniriharinosy -". Midi Madagasikara (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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