Badminton at Asian Games 2026: Full schedule, fixtures, results, live streaming details

PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag headline India’s 20-member badminton squad at Asian Games 2026

Badminton will be played from September 20 to 29 at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium at the Asian Games 2026. The tournament will feature seven events, men’s and women’s team events, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.

The team events will take place from September 20 to September 24 and the individual events from September 25 to September 29.

Where and when will badminton be played at the Asian Games 2026?

Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium
Dates: September 20–29, 2026

Badminton at the Asian Games 2026: Team events will take place from September 20–24, while the individual events will be held from September 25–29.

Who are the reigning champions at the Asian Games?

Men’s singles: Li Shifeng
Women’s singles: An Seyoung
Men’s doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty
Women’s Doubles: Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan
Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
Men’s Team: China
Women’s team: Korea

India’s badminton team for Asian Games 2026

Men’s team

Singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli

Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila

Women’s squad

Singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah

Doubles: Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto

How and where to watch the live telecast and live streaming of Asian Games 2026 in India?

Sony Sports Network will broadcast the 2026 Asian Games live. The matches will also be available to live stream on the SonyLIV app.

2026 Asian Games badminton teams and pools

India men’s team: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila.

India women’s team: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto.

Japan men’s team: Kodai Naraoka, Kenta Nishimoto, Yushi Tanaka (team event only), Koki Watanabe (team event only), Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi, Hiroki Midorikawa/Kyohei Yamashita.

Japan women’s team: Akane Yamaguchi, Tomoka Miyazaki, Nozomi Okuhara, Riko Gunji, Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto, and Rena Miura/Moe Iwanaga.

Indonesia men’s team: Jonatan Christie, Alwi Farhan, Moh Zaki Ubaidillah, Muhamad Yusuf, Fajar Alfian, Leo Rolly Carnando, Daniel Marthin, Nikolaus Joaquin, Amri Syahnawi.

Indonesia women’s team: Putri Kusuma Wardani, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari, Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya, Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma, Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari, Rachel Allessya Rose, Febi Setianingrum, and Nita Violina Marwah.

Chinese Taipei Men’s Team: Chou Tien-chen, Lee Chia-hao, Lee Fang-chih/Lee Fang-jen, Chi Yu-jen.

Chinese Taipei women’s team: Chiu Pin-chian, Hsu Wen-chi, Hsu Ya-ching, Hsu Yin-hui, Lin Hsiang-ti, Lin Jhih-yun, Sung Shuo-yun, Sung Yu-hsuan, Yang Ching-tun, and Chang Ching-hui.

Malaysia men’s team: Leong Jun Hao, Justin Hoh, Eogene Ewe, Kong Wei Xiang, Goh Sze Fei, Nur Izzuddin Rumsani, Aaron Chia, and Tee Kai Wun.

Malaysia women’s team: Pearly Tan, M. Thinaah, Low Zi Yu, Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan, Cheng Su Hui, K. Letshanaa, Wong Ling Ching, Oo Shan Zi, Eng Ler Qi.

Thailand men’s team: Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, Puritat Arree, Thongsa, Dechapol Puavaranukroh, Pakkapon Teeraratsakul, Perachai Khunpan, Rutnapak Oupthong.

Thailand Women’s Team: Ratchanok Intanon, Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Pichamon Opatniputh, Li Meimiao, Supissara Paewsampran, Benyapa Aimsaard, Nuntakarn Aimsaard, Jenjira Stadelmann, Napapakorn, Hataitip.

Asian Games 2026: Full badminton schedule and fixtures

20th September — Men’s and women’s team qualifying rounds

• Women’s Round of 16 results: Indonesia bt Mongolia 3–0, Malaysia bt Hong Kong 3–0, India bt Kazakhstan 3–0

21st September — Men’s and women’s team preliminaries

• Men’s Round of 16 results: Thailand bt Macau 3–0, Malaysia bt Mongolia 3–0, South Korea bt Hong Kong 3–1, Japan bt Kazakhstan 3–0, India bt Bangladesh 3–0

22nd September — Team event quarterfinals

• Women’s: China bt Thailand 3–0, Japan bt India 3–1, Indonesia bt Chinese Taipei 3–1, South Korea bt Malaysia 3–1
• Men’s: Indonesia bt Malaysia 3–2, India bt Japan 3–0, China bt South Korea 3–2, Thailand bt Chinese Taipei 3–1
  

23rd September — Semi-finals of the team event

• Women’s: Japan bt South Korea 3–1, China bt Indonesia 3–0
• Men’s: Indonesia bt Thailand 3–1, China bt India 3–1

24th September — Team event medal matches

• Women’s Gold: China bt Japan 3–0
• Men’s Gold: Indonesia bt China 3–2

25th September

Individual events: Men’s singles, women’s singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles

26th September

Individual events: Initial rounds

27th September

Individual events: Round 16 and quarter finals

28th September

Individual events: Semifinals

29 September

Individual events: Final

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