Mauritius national badminton team

Mauritius

Association	Mauritius Badminton Association (MBA)
Confederation	BCA (Africa)
President	Neerunjun Sharma Nundah
BWF ranking
Current ranking	33 3 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	23 (4 October 2018)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1989)
Best result	Group stage
Uber Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2016)
Best result	Group stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	15 (first in 2000)
Best result	Champions (2000)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2016, 2020)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Champions (2016, 2018)

The Mauritius national badminton team (French: Équipe nationale de badminton de l'ile Maurice; Mauritian Creole: Ekipi nasional badminton Moris) represents Mauritius in international badminton team competitions.^[1] It is controlled by the Mauritius Badminton Association, the governing body of badminton in Mauritius.

Mauritius was the first African country to make an appearance in the Sudirman Cup. The team also first competed in the African Badminton Championships in 1988. The team won their first title at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2000. The team qualified for its first ever Uber Cup in 2016 after winning the African Women's Team Championships for the first time. Mauritius have yet to qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Mauritius also competes in the Indian Ocean Island Games and has won every gold in all of the team events since its inaugural edition in 1979.

History

Men's team

In 1979, Mauritius competed in the men's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships in Hangzhou, China.^[2] The team were grouped with Thailand, Burma and Tanzania. The team lost 5–0 to Thailand and Burma.^[3] The team then defeated Tanzania 3–2 to finish third in the group.^[4] The team finished in 12th place on the final ranking.

In 1986, the team failed to qualify for the Thomas Cup after losing all their matches in the group stage.^[5] In 1998, the team competed in the Commonwealth Games men's team event and were drawn into Group D with New Zealand, South Africa, Ghana and Brunei. The team did not advance to the knockout stage.^[6]

In the 2000 Thomas Cup qualifiers in New Delhi, the team defeated Nepal and Sri Lanka but lost their chances of qualifying after losing to Thailand and placing second in the group. From 2002 to 2012, the team entered the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup African Qualifiers but could not qualify for the Thomas Cup finals.

In 2016, the team were runners-up at the 2016 African Men's Team Championships after losing 3–1 to South Africa in the final.^[7] In the 2018 African Men's Team Championships, the team were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 3–1 to Algeria.^[8] Two years later, the team went head to head against Algeria again in the finals of the 2020 African Men's Team Championships. Julien Paul and Aatish Lubah gave the team a head start by winning the first two singles. The team however could not convert in the next three matches and ended up losing 3–2 to their opponents in the final.^[9] The team entered the semi-finals of the African Men's Team Championships in 2022 and 2024 but could not advance to the finals.

Women's team

Mauritius competed in the women's team event at the 1979 WBF World Championships and were drawn into Group A with hosts China and Singapore. The team finished on the bottom of the group after losing 5–0 to China and Singapore.^[10] In the fifth place playoff, the team lost 5–0 to Hong Kong.^[11]

The team began their Uber Cup qualifying campaign in 1992 but did not advance further from the group stages. In 1998, the team competed in the Commonwealth Games women's team event. The team placed third in their group after defeating Trinidad and Tobago 5–0. The team also competed in the Uber Cup African Qualifiers from 2004 to 2012 but could not qualify for the Cup tournament.

In 2016, the team emerged as champions of the African Women's Team Championships after defeating Egypt 3–0 in the final. As African champions, the team made history by qualifying for the Uber Cup for the first time.^[12] In the 2016 Uber Cup, the team were drawn into Group B with South Korea, Chinese Taipei and the United States.^[13] The team lost 5–0 to all of their opponents in the group and finished in 16th place on the overall ranking.^[14]

In 2018, the team won the African Women's Team Championships and qualified for the Uber Cup for a second time after defeating Nigeria 3–0 in the final.^[15] In the 2018 Uber Cup, the team were drawn into Group C with South Korea, Denmark and Russia. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing 5–0 to South Korea, Denmark and Russia.^[16] In the 2020 African Women's Team Championships, the team finished in third place after losing to Algeria and Egypt. In 2022, the team were semi-finalists at the 2022 African Women's Team Championships. In 2024, the team failed to reach the knockout stage of the African Women's Team Championships for the first time since 2016.

Mixed team

Mauritius made their debut at the Sudirman Cup in 1989. The team were placed into Group 7 with Bulgaria and France. The team lost 5–0 to both teams and finished in 28th place on the overall rankings. In the 1991 Sudirman Cup, the team were placed into Group 8 with North Korea, Spain, Italy and Malta. The team lost 4–1 to Spain and North Korea but won against Italy and Malta to finish third in the group. In the 1995 Sudirman Cup, the team finished first in their group and finished in 40th place on the final rankings. In the 1997 Sudirman Cup, the team placed 45th after defeating Guatemala in the playoffs. In the 1999 Sudirman Cup, the team finished in 39th place after defeating South Africa.

In 2000, the team won the African Mixed Team Championships for the first time by defeating hosts Nigeria in the final.^[17] In 2002, the team competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games mixed team event and finished last in their group.^[18] In 2003, the team were semi-finalists at the 2003 All-African Games.^[19] In 2015, Mauritius emerged as champions of the African Games mixed team event for the first time by defeating South Africa in the final.^[20] In 2019, the team were runners-up at the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships.^[21] In 2023, the team lost to Egypt in the 2023 African Mixed Team Championships and lost their chances of qualifying for the 2023 Sudirman Cup.^[22]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 to 1967 Part of the  United Kingdom 1970 to 1984 Did not enter 1986 Did not qualify 1988 Did not enter 1990 Did not qualify 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 Did not enter 2004 Did not qualify 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Did not enter 2016 Did not qualify 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 to 1969 Part of the  United Kingdom 1960 to 1990 Did not enter 1992 Did not qualify 1994 1996 1998 2000 Did not enter 2002 2004 Did not qualify 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Group stage 16th 2018 Group stage 16th 2020 Did not enter 2022 2024 2026 To be determined 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Group stage 28th 1991 Group stage 33rd 1993 Did not enter 1995 Group stage 40th 1997 Group stage 45th 1999 Group stage 39th 2001 Did not enter 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Did not qualify 2023 2025 To be determined 2027 2029

WBF World Championships

Commonwealth Games

African Games

Mixed team

African Team Championships

Indian Ocean Island Games

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

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

African Youth Games

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

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