Archive · 23 Sep 2026
India’s Singles Falter as China Wins Asian Games Semifinal
India and China played a semifinal in the Asian Games badminton team event.
Each team needed to win three matches in the five-match tie.
Lakshya Sen lost the first singles match to Shi Yu Qi.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then won the doubles match for India.
Ayush Shetty lost the next singles match to Li Shi Feng.
India had to win the final doubles match to stay in the contest.
Hariharan Amsakarunan and M. R. Arjun lost that match to He Ji Ting and Liu Yi.
China therefore won 3-1, while India received the bronze medal.
China defeated India 3-1 in the men’s team badminton semifinal at the Asian Games.
Shi Yu Qi beat Lakshya Sen 21-16, 21-18 in the opening singles match.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated world champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20.
Li Shi Feng beat Ayush Shetty 21-19, 21-13, putting China ahead 2-1.
China won the second doubles match, while India secured bronze and back-to-back Asian Games team medals.
- Who
- India and China’s men’s badminton teams, including Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Shi Yu Qi, Li Shi Feng, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan and M. R. Arjun.
- What
- China defeated India 3-1 in the men’s team badminton semifinal, sending China to the final and India to the bronze medal.
- When
- Wednesday, according to the report.
- Where
- The semifinal was held at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium at the Asian Games.
- Why
- China won two singles matches and the deciding second doubles match, while India won only the first doubles match.
- Result
- China defeated India 3-1.
- Event
- Asian Games men’s team badminton semifinal.
- Opening singles
- Shi Yu Qi defeated Lakshya Sen 21-16, 21-18.
- First doubles
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20.
- Second singles
- Li Shi Feng defeated Ayush Shetty 21-19, 21-13.
- Deciding doubles
- He Ji Ting and Liu Yi defeated Hariharan Amsakarunan and M. R. Arjun 21-16, 17-21, 21-9.
- Medal result
- India settled for bronze and secured back-to-back Asian Games team medals for the first time in 40 years.
