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National badminton team representing Madagascar
Madagascar Association Fédération Malagasy de Badminton (FMBAD)Confederation BCA (Africa)President Jean-Aime Ravalison Current ranking Unranked (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 97 (3 January 2023) Appearances 4 (first in 1992 ) Best result Third place (1998 )
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
African Games [ edit ]
Mixed team [ edit ]
African Team Championships [ edit ]
Indian Ocean Island Games [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
1979
Did not enter
1990
Runners-up
2nd
1993
Fifth place
5th
1998
Fifth place
5th
2003
Group stage
5th
2011
Group stage
5th
2015
Fifth place
5th
2019
Fifth place
5th
2023
Semi-finals
4th
2027
To be determined
Women's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
1979
Did not enter
1990
Runners-up
2nd
1993
Fifth place
5th
1998
Fifth place
5th
2003
Group stage
5th
2011
Fourth place
4th
2015
Fifth place
5th
2019
Fourth place
4th
2023
Semi-finals
4th
2027
To be determined
Mixed team [ edit ]
Year
Round
1985
Did not enter
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record [ edit ]
Suhandinata Cup [ edit ]
African Youth Games [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Women's team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Did not enter
Mixed team [ edit ]
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Mixed team [ edit ]
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Madagascar.
Name
Role
Marc Jocelyn Vonjinirina
Coach
Players [ edit ]
Current squad [ edit ]
Men's team [ edit ]
Women's team [ edit ]
Previous squads [ edit ]
African Team Championships [ edit ]
Indian Ocean Island Games [ edit ]
References [ edit ]