Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 Semifinals Highlights: China, Indonesia enter finals

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Defending champions and hosts China will face Japan while Indonesia will place Thailand in the semifinals of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025. China are two-time champions and also the reigning title holders while Japan were the inaugural title winners of the tournament in 2017.

Both teams have made the final twice in the competition history, with China also winning bronze in 2017. Winners of both semifinals will clash in the final on Sunday.

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 semi-final schedule

• Indonesia vs Thailand – 7:00 AM IST
• China vs Japan – 2:30 PM IST

India bow out of BAMTC 2025 after quarter-final loss to Japan

Up and coming mixed doubles combination of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto and women’s singles player Malvika Bansod gave their all against much higher-ranked opponents but could not avoid India’s 0-3 loss against the formidable Japan–winners of the championship in 2017–in the last eight stage of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 in Qingdao, China on Friday.

Facing the World No. #12 combination of Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito in the first match of the tie, Dhruv and Tanisha forced a decider with a spirited fightback in the second game. But the experienced Japanese combination prevailed in the 61-minute contest 21-13, 17-21, 21-13 to take the lead.

Not the result we hoped for, but a performance we gave our all 🇮🇳💙 Japan proved too strong today, but every challenge is a lesson, and every match is a step forward. Proud of the effort, grateful for the experience, and determined to come back stronger!🏸#india #badminton… pic.twitter.com/Ho8p9rTd9U

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) February 14, 2025

Malvika then had the task of stopping World No. #8 Tomoka Miyazaki, but her efforts were not enough as she went down 21-12, 21-19 against the Japanese star shuttler.

India needed Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy to put them on track. The 32-year-old kept those hopes alive briefly as he fought back from a game down to take the men’s singles match against Kenta Nishimoto to the third and deciding game.

However, Nishimoto was quick to get off the blocks in the decider, racing to a 6-0 lead. Prannoy fought back after changing ends at 3-11, but it was too late to overturn the deficit as he went down 14-21, 21-15, 12-21 in an hour and 17 minutes.

Result: India lost to Japan 0-3 (Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto lost to Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito 13-21, 21-17, 13-21; Malvika Bansod lost to Tomoka Miyazaki 12-21, 19-21; H S Prannoy lost to Kenta Nishimoto 14-21, 21-15, 12-21).

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