# Madagascar national badminton team

The Madagascar national badminton team (Malagasy: Ekipa nasionalin’ny badminton eto Madagasikara) represents Madagascar in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Madagascar Badminton Federation.
Badminton has been played in Madagascar since the early 1980s. 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. 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. The team competed in the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games and were defeated by Mauritius in the semi-finals.

### 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. They then lost 5–0 to the Maldives and Réunion. In 2023, the team were semi-finalists at the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games.

### Mixed team

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

## Competitive record
### African Games
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined |

### Indian Ocean Island Games

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

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2000 to 2023 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined |

### African Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

| Year | Round | Pos |
| 1979 to 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | To be determined | To 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 Vonjinirina | Coach |

## Players
### Current squad
#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Sitraka Randrianantenaina | (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) | – | – | – |
| Julio Keman Randriamalala | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) | – | – | – |
| Tokinirina Rakotojaona | (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) | – | – | – |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Soaniaina Razanamaly | (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) | – | – | – |
| Mamisoa Razafimamonjiarison | (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) | – | – | – |
| Miotisoa Arijesa | (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23) | – | – | – |

### Previous squads
#### African Team Championships

* Mixed team: 1998, 2007

#### Indian Ocean Island Games

* Men's team: 2019
* Women's team: 2019