# Malawi at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Malawi competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Netball athlete Joyce Mvula was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics (track and field) | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Netball | — | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 7 | 12 | 19 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dalitso Gunde | 400 m | 51.59 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Golden Gunde | 400 m | 48.39 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benedicto Makumba | 800 m | 1:57.22 | 9 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chauncy Master | 5000 m | — | 14:50.25 | 15 |
| Grevazio Mpani | 5000 m | — | 14:30.66 | 13 |
| Kefasi Chitsala | 10000 m | — | 29:21.68 | 12 |
| Happy Ndacha Mchenlenje | Marathon | — | 2:45:31 | 17 |

## Netball

Malawi qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.
The following is the Malawi roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

### Pool B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 202 | +140 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 292 | 235 | +57 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 287 | 248 | +39 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Malawi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 277 | 284 | −7 | 6 | Classification matches |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 195 | 289 | −94 | 2 | Classification matches |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 215 | 350 | −135 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 6 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Malawi | 49–74 | England | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe |
| 6 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Kumwenda 31/33 (94%) Mvula 10/11 (91%) Chimaliro 7/7 (100%) Simtowe 1/3 (33%) | | Harten 48/54 (89%) Housby 14/18 (78%) Corbin 6/7 (86%) Haythornthwaite 6/7 (86%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe |
| 7 April 2018 13:00 vte | Report | Uganda | 54–52 | Malawi | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |
| 7 April 2018 13:00 vte | Report | Proscovia 35/38 (92%) Nanyonga 19/21 (90%) | | Kumwenda 43/47 (91%) Chimaliro 8/10 (80%) Simtow 1/1 (100%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |
| 8 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Malawi | 57–53 | New Zealand | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince |
| 8 April 2018 18:30 vte | Report | Kumwenda 41/46 (89%) Chimaliro 16/20 (80%) | | Folau 31/39 (79%) Selby-Rickit 15/17 (88%) Mes 7/12 (58%) Ekenasio 0/2 (0%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Theresa Prince |
| 10 April 2018 15:00 vte | Report | Scotland | 50–51 | Malawi | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jono Bredin Lisa McPhail Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson |
| 10 April 2018 15:00 vte | Report | Goodwin 38/42 (90%) Gallagher 12/15 (80%) | | Kumwenda 44/47 (94%) Chimaliro 7/8 (88%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jono Bredin Lisa McPhail Reserve umpire: Kristie Simpson |
| 11 April 2018 19:00 vte | Report | Malawi | 68–53 | Wales | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon |
| 11 April 2018 19:00 vte | Report | Kumwenda 47/50 (94%) Chimaliro 18/18 (100%) Simtowe 3/4 (75%) | | Lewis 41/53 (77%) Llewlyn 9/10 (90%) Moseley 3/5 (60%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon |

### Seventh place match

| 12 April 2018 14:00 vte | Report | Malawi | 60–52 | Northern Ireland | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |
| 12 April 2018 14:00 vte | Report | Kumwenda 48/51 (94%) Chimaliro 8/10 (80%) Mvula 4/7 (57%) | | L. Bowman 33/38 (87%) K. Bowman 9/11 (82%) Lennon 6/9 (67%) McCullough 4/7 (57%) | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kristie Simpson Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin |