Madagascar national badminton team explained

Madagascar
Association:Fédération Malagasy de Badminton (FMBAD)
Confederation:BCA (Africa)
President:Jean-Aime Ravalison
Rank:Unranked
Date:2 April 2024
Max Rank:97
Max Date:3 January 2023
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup Best: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.

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.

The Malagasy mixed team made their debut in the African Badminton Championships in 1992. Madagascar also first competed in badminton at the Indian Ocean Island Games in 1990.

History

Men's team

The men's team were runners-up at the 1990 Indian Ocean Island Games, losing to Mauritius in the round robin stage. In 2003, 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 match against Réunion, the team drew head to head against their opponents after Lala Razakasoavina scored the team's first point by defeating Cedric Amounie 12–15, 15–9, 15–7. The team lost the next two matches.

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] The team competed in the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games and were defeated by Mauritius in the semi-finals.[6]

Women's team

In 1990, the team achieved runner-up position at the 1990 Indian Ocean Island Games women's team event. 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.[7] They then lost 5–0 to the Maldives and Réunion.[8] In 2023, the team were semi-finalists at the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games.[9]

Mixed team

In 1998, the team made history by winning third place for the first time at the African Mixed Team Badminton Championships.[10] 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.[11]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

YearRound
1949
to
1958
Part of
1961
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

YearRound
1957Part of
1960
1963
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

YearRound
1989
to
2023
Did not enter
2025To be determined
2027
2029

African Games

Mixed team

YearRound
2003Did not enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2027To be determined

African Team Championships

Men's team

YearRound
1979
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Women's team

YearRound
1979
to
2024
Did not enter
2026To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

YearRound
1980
to
1988
Did not enter
1992Group stage7th
1994Group stage
1998Third place3rd
2000Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007Group stage
2009Did not enter
2013
2014
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025To be determined
2027
2029

Indian Ocean Island Games

Men's team

YearRound
1979Did not enter
1990bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1993Fifth place5th
1998Fifth place5th
2003Group stage5th
2011Group stage5th
2015Fifth place5th
2019Fifth place5th
2023Semi-finals4th
2027To be determined

Women's team

YearRound
1979Did not enter
1990bgcolor=SilverRunners-upbgcolor=Silver2nd
1993Fifth place5th
1998Fifth place5th
2003Group stage5th
2011Fourth place4th
2015Fifth place5th
2019Fourth place4th
2023Semi-finals4th
2027To be determined

Mixed team

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships.

YearRound
2000
to
2023
Did not enter
2024To be determined

African Youth Games

Mixed team

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

YearRound
1979
to
2022
Did not enter
2024To be determined

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

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

!Name!Role
Marc Jocelyn VonjinirinaCoach

Players

Current squad

Men's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
MSMDXD
Sitraka Randrianantenaina1 September 1998---
Julio Keman Randriamalala23 March 2000---
Tokinirina Rakotojaona23 July 1999---

Women's team

NameDoB/AgeRanking of event
WSWDXD
Soaniaina Razanamaly9 April 1995---
Mamisoa Razafimamonjiarison10 February 2002---
Miotisoa Arijesa31 March 2001---

Previous squads

African Team Championships

Indian Ocean Island Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members BWF Corporate . 2023-04-23 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Africa Badminton - Madagascar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828060302fw_/http://www.africa-badminton.com/pagemadagascar.htm . 28 August 2008 . Africa Badminton.
  3. Web site: L'histoire du badminton à Madagascar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041129065209/http://takelaka.dts.mg/chantaw/jascc/fr/badminton/badminton.htm . 29 November 2004 . 24 April 2023 . Takelaka.
  4. Web site: Official Web Site - JIOI 2003 - Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040303194636/http://www.jioi.org/res.php?id=28 . 3 March 2004 . 24 April 2023 . Jeux des Îles de l'Océan Indien.
  5. Web site: JIOI 2019 – Les résultats . 2023-04-24 . Le Mauricien . 15 July 2019 . fr-FR.
  6. Web site: 2023-10-20 . BADMINTON - L’équipe masculine arrache le bronze . 2024-06-01 . L'Express de Madagascar . fr.
  7. Web site: Rabary . Clément . 22 July 2019 . Madagascar: Badminton - It's too... BAD l . 24 April 2023 . allAfrica.
  8. Web site: Mauritius Badminton Association - IOIG 2019 Badminton News Team Event Results - Women Madagascar vs Maldives Facebook . 2023-04-24 . www.facebook.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-10-20 . BADMINTON - ÉQUIPE - Deux bronze pour Madagascar . 2024-06-01 . L'Express de Madagascar . fr.
  10. Web site: Rakotoarivelo . Julian . 2017-12-29 . Badminton : « Peu pratiqué mais un vrai potentiel » dixit Eugénio Raniriharinosy - . 2023-04-24 . Midi Madagasikara . fr-FR.
  11. Web site: Badminton : Championnats d’Afrique-Les Seychelles en demi-finales -Archive -Seychelles Nation . 2024-06-01 . www.nation.sc.