Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Indian Badminton Team Wins Asian Games Bronze After Semifinal Loss
India's men's badminton team won a bronze medal at the Asian Games.
They played China in the semifinals.
China won the overall team contest by three matches to one.
This result sent China into the final.
In the second doubles match, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun played He Ji Ting and Liu Yi.
The Indian pair lost the first game.
They won the second game, but China won the deciding game.
The final score of that match was 16-21, 21-17, 21-9.
India's men's badminton team won bronze at the Asian Games.
China defeated India 3-1 in the semifinal tie.
China's victory secured its place in the final.
Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun competed in the second doubles match.
They lost to He Ji Ting and Liu Yi despite winning the second game.
- Who
- India's men's badminton team and China's men's badminton team; the named doubles players were Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, He Ji Ting, and Liu Yi.
- What
- China defeated India 3-1 in the semifinal, leaving India with bronze and sending China to the final.
- Where
- The Asian Games.
- Why
- China advanced because it won the semifinal tie 3-1.
- Event
- Asian Games
- Stage
- Men's badminton semifinal
- Overall result
- China defeated India 3-1
- India's result
- Bronze medal
- Doubles match
- Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun versus He Ji Ting and Liu Yi
- Doubles score
- 16-21, 21-17, 21-9
- China's outcome
- Advanced to the final