Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Lakshya Sen, Sindhu Face Tough Asian Games Draws
India’s badminton team has already won a bronze medal at the Asian Games.
It lost 1-3 to China in the team semifinals.
The individual badminton events begin after the team competition.
Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu have difficult opponents in their draws.
Lakshya may play former world champion Loh Kean Yew.
Sindhu could later face Olympic champion Chen Yufei.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have an easier path toward the men’s doubles semifinals.
Other Indian pairs will also compete in doubles and mixed doubles.
India is trying to win as many medals as it did at the previous Asian Games.
India’s men’s badminton team won bronze after losing 1-3 to China in the semifinals.
Lakshya Sen will face Loh Kean Yew before a possible quarterfinal against world No. 1 Jonatan Christie.
PV Sindhu could meet Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki and Olympic champion Chen Yufei on her route.
Defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty received a relatively favorable men’s doubles draw.
India has already secured one medal but faces a difficult task matching its three-medal haul from Hangzhou.
- Who
- Indian badminton players, including Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
- What
- India won a men’s team bronze and received the draws for the individual badminton events.
- When
- The team semifinal was played on Wednesday; the individual competitions begin Friday, with the report dated Sep 24.
- Where
- Nagoya, at the Asian Games.
- Why
- Indian players are pursuing individual medals after the team championships, while trying to match or improve on India’s previous three-medal haul.
- Team result
- India lost 1-3 to China in the men’s team semifinal.
- Medal secured
- India won a bronze medal in the men’s team event.
- Lakshya Sen’s opening opponent
- Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
- PV Sindhu’s possible quarterfinal opponent
- Chen Yufei of China.
- Men’s doubles champions
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
- Previous Asian Games haul
- India won three badminton medals at Hangzhou in 2023.