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