Archive · 18 Sep 2026
India’s Soft Tennis Team Reaches Quarterfinals, Then Exits
India’s men’s soft tennis team first reached the quarterfinals at the 2026 Asian Games.
It beat Laos and Mongolia by 3-0 in the group stage.
It lost 0-3 to Chinese Taipei.
Those results placed India second in Group C with four points.
In the quarterfinal, India played Indonesia.
Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary lost the first doubles match.
Aryan Thakur then lost the singles match.
Because India lost both matches, its team competition ended.
Jay and Aryan will still play in singles, while Jay will also play mixed doubles.
India defeated Laos 3-0 and Mongolia 3-0 in Group C.
A 0-3 loss to Chinese Taipei left India second in the group with four points.
India lost 0-2 to Indonesia in the men’s team quarterfinal.
Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary lost the opening doubles tie 2-5.
Aryan Thakur lost the following singles tie 3-4, ending India’s team campaign.
- Who
- India’s men’s soft tennis team: Jay Meena, Yogesh Choudhary, Aryan Thakur, Aniket Patel and Om Yadav.
- What
- India advanced from Group C but lost 0-2 to Indonesia in the quarterfinals, ending its men’s team campaign.
- When
- During the 2026 Asian Games; Jay will play mixed doubles on September 21 and Jay and Aryan will compete in singles on September 22.
- Where
- Nagoya.
- Why
- India qualified for the quarterfinals by defeating Mongolia 3-0 after beating Laos and losing to Chinese Taipei.
- Competition
- Men’s team soft tennis at the 2026 Asian Games
- Group-stage record
- Two wins and one defeat
- Group standing
- Second in Group C with four points
- Quarterfinal opponent
- Indonesia
- Quarterfinal result
- Indonesia defeated India 2-0
- India’s first quarterfinal tie
- Jay Meena and Yogesh Choudhary lost 2-5 to Tio Hutauruk and Fernendo Sanger
- India’s second quarterfinal tie
- Aryan Thakur lost 3-4 to Bagus Pradewa
- Remaining events
- Jay Meena and Aryan Thakur will compete in men’s singles; Meena will also play mixed doubles
