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Japan Ends India's Women's Badminton Asian Games Campaign in Quarterfinals
India’s women’s badminton team played Japan in the Asian Games quarterfinals.
Japan won three of the four matches.
P.V. Sindhu lost a close first match to Akane Yamaguchi.
Unnati Hooda then lost to Tomoka Miyazaki.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the doubles match for India.
Their victory briefly kept India’s hopes alive.
Tanvi Sharma later lost to Nozomi Okuhara.
Japan’s win ended India’s team campaign, although the players can still compete in individual events.
Japan defeated India 3-1 in the Asian Games women’s team quarterfinal.
P.V. Sindhu lost a three-game opener to Akane Yamaguchi.
Unnati Hooda was defeated by Tomoka Miyazaki in straight games.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured India’s only victory in doubles.
Tanvi Sharma lost to Nozomi Okuhara as Japan sealed the tie.
- Who
- India’s women’s badminton team and Japan’s women’s badminton team, including P.V. Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Tanvi Sharma, Akane Yamaguchi, Tomoka Miyazaki and Nozomi Okuhara.
- What
- Japan defeated India 3-1 in the Asian Games women’s team quarterfinal.
- Where
- The match was reported in Nagoya; one report also identified the venue as the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
- When
- Tuesday; the reports identify the event as the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- Japan won three singles matches, while India won only the doubles match.
Key facts
- Result
- Japan defeated India 3-1.
- Round
- Women’s team quarterfinal.
- India’s win
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto 21-17, 21-16.
- Opening singles
- Akane Yamaguchi defeated P.V. Sindhu 23-21, 18-21, 21-6.
- Second singles
- Tomoka Miyazaki defeated Unnati Hooda 21-16, 21-18.
- Deciding singles
- Nozomi Okuhara defeated Tanvi Sharma 21-12, 21-10.
- Reported discrepancy
- One report incorrectly identifies Unnati Hooda’s opponent as Akane Yamaguchi and gives a different second-game score; the other reports identify Tomoka Miyazaki.
Sources
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