PV Sindhu’s schedule at Asian Games 2026: Event date, live streaming, opponents & more
PV Sindhu is chasing her first Asian Games gold
India’s most decorated badminton player PV Sindhu will begin her Asian Games 2026 campaign on Sunday, September 20, when she turns up for the women’s team event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The 31-year-old will feature alongside Unnati Hooda, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto, Tanvi Sharma, Devika Sihag and Isharani Baruah in a squad with real depth across singles and doubles.
Once the team event wraps up, she will shift focus to the individual singles draw, where she will share the spotlight with fellow Indian entrant Unnati Hooda.
Sindhu has plenty of history at this stage. At Jakarta 2018, she became the first Indian badminton player to reach an Asian Games singles final, beating world number two Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinal before losing to Tai Tzu-ying in the final.
She also won team bronze at Incheon 2014, and her most recent campaign, at Hangzhou 2023, ended in the quarter-finals.
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When is PV Sindhu’s event at Asian Games 2026 taking place?
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Sindhu begins the women’s team event on Sunday, September 20, followed by the singles draw on September 25. Here is her full schedule:
| Date | Time (IST) | Event | Stage |
| September 20 | 6:00 am | Women’s Team | Pre-quarterfinal |
| September 22 | 6:00 am | Women’s Team | Quarter-final |
| September 23 | 6:00 am | Women’s Team | Semi-final |
| September 24 | 6:00 am | Women’s Team | Final |
| September 25 | 6:00 am | Women’s Singles | Round of 64 |
| September 26 | 6:00 am | Women’s Singles | Round of 32 |
| September 26 | 12:30 pm | Women’s Singles | Pre-quarterfinal |
| September 27 | 9:30 am | Women’s Singles | Quarter-final |
| September 28 | 9:30 am | Women’s Singles | Semi-final |
| September 29 | 7:30 am onwards | Women’s Singles | Final |
Sindhu’s progress through each round depends on results in the previous one, so later dates apply only if she keeps winning.
Where and how to watch PV Sindhu’s event at Asian Games 2026 live in India?
Sony Sports Network will carry live coverage on television, while live streaming will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
Who will PV Sindhu face at Asian Games 2026?
India opens the women’s team event against Kazakhstan in the pre-quarterfinals. The projected path after that is Japan in the quarter-final, South Korea in the semi-final and China in the final. The Singles event’s opponent would be added when the draw is made.
| Round | Projected opponent | Key names |
| Round of 16 | Kazakhstan | – |
| Quarterfinal | Japan | Akane Yamaguchi, Nozomi Okuhara, Tomoka Miyazaki, Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hobara, Rin Iwanaga, Mayu Matsumoto |
| Semifinal | South Korea | An Se-young, Kim Ga Eun, Sim Yu Jin, Baek Ha Na, Jeong Na Eun, Lee So Hee, Kong Hee Yong |
| Final | China | Chen Yufei, Han Yue, Wang Zhiyi, Tan Ning, Liu Sheng Shu, Jia Yifan, Huang Dongping, Wei Yaxin, Zhang Shuxian |
The India squad for the women’s team event is:
| Sl No. | Player |
| 1 | PV Sindhu |
| 2 | Unnati Hooda |
| 3 | Treesa Jolly |
| 4 | Gayatri Gopichand |
| 5 | Kavipriya Selvam |
| 6 | Simran Singhi |
| 7 | Tanisha Crasto |
| 8 | Tanvi Sharma |
| 9 | Devika Sihag |
| 10 | Isharani Baruah |
When will PV Sindhu play her first match at Asian Games 2026?
Sindhu begins her campaign on Sunday, September 20, at 6:00 am, when India faces Kazakhstan in the women’s team Round of 16 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
What is PV Sindhu’s best result at the Asian Games?
She became the first Indian badminton player to reach an Asian Games singles final, beating world number two Akane Yamaguchi in the semi-final before losing to Tai Tzu-ying in the final. She also won team bronze at Incheon 2014.
When will the women’s singles final at Asian Games 2026 be played?
The women’s singles final is on Tuesday, September 29, at 7:30 am. Sindhu’s singles campaign starts with the Round of 64 on September 25, and she will share the singles spotlight with fellow Indian entrant Unnati Hooda.
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