PV Sindhu played three matches in 24 hours before losing her Asian Games quarter-final to Chen Yufei. The two-time Olympic medallist criticised the scheduling and lack of review cameras on her court.
The Indian badminton contingent finished without zero individual medals in the Asian Games. PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Treesa-Gayati, and Kapila/Crasto lost their quarter-finals today.
Asian Games 2026: PV Sindhu's midnight match was the latest flashpoint in a gruelling badminton schedule at the Games. India's HS Prannoy called the event "mediocre" and raised concerns over recovery, travel and accommodation.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock first-round exit at the Asian Games, losing to Thailand's Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun. Satwik admitted the duo struggled to handle the pressure and demanding schedule after playing in the men's team event.
Asian Games 2026: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's shock first-round exit in men's doubles badminton has added to India's growing list of lost gold-medal defences at Aichi-Nagoya. Shooting, dressage and athletics have also seen Hangzhou champions fall short or miss the Games.
India's men's badminton team finished with bronze at the Asian Games after losing 1-3 to China in the semi-finals. Satwik-Chirag won their doubles match, but Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty lost their singles ties.
At the Asian Games on Tuesday, Lakshya Sen found the fight that had been missing in recent weeks, overturning a 14-19 deficit against Kodai Naraoka to lead India's 3-0 win over Japan in the men's team quarterfinals.
Lakshya Sen staged a stirring comeback against Kodai Naraoka as India beat Japan 3-0 in the men's badminton quarter-finals. The result sent India into the semi-finals and assured the team of a medal at the Asian Games.
India's women's badminton team crashed out of the Asian Games after a 1-3 quarter-final defeat to defending champions Japan. PV Sindhu lost a three-game battle to Akane Yamaguchi before Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand gave India a brief lifeline with a straight-game win.
Asian Games 2026: India's men's and women's teams will face hosts Japan in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. PV Sindhu will play both singles and doubles as the women's team look to secure a semi-final berth and guarantee a medal.
PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma won their singles rubbers as India beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in the Asian Games women's team round of 16. The result sends India into a tougher quarter-final against Japan with a place in the medal rounds at stake.
HS Prannoy said the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games could be his last, but he will assess his form and fitness before deciding on a 2028 Los Angeles Olympics bid.
Fresh from their China Masters triumph, Satwik and Chirag head to the Asian Games with confidence, but insist they will not burden themselves with expectations of defending their gold.
Satwik and Chirag said they always back their natural game after their China Masters title win. The Indian duo ended their jinx at the tournament and built momentum heading into the Asian Games.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty said staying "mindfully aggressive" helped them break their China Masters jinx, with the title providing a timely boost ahead of their Asian Games title defence.
Star Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stirring comeback to beat China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller and clinch the China Masters Super 750 title here on Sunday.
With their eyes firmly set on their first China Masters title, India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Malaysia's Nur Mohd Ayub Azriyn and Tan Wee Kiong in three games to make it to the final.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty survived a stern test from Denmark's Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen to reach the China Masters semi-finals, gaining valuable match practice ahead of the Asian Games.
Kidambi Srikanth's China Masters campaign ended with a straight-games quarter-final defeat to Lee Cheuk Yiu in Shenzhen. The run still marked his first Super 750 quarter-final appearance in three years.
Ashmita Chaliha posted a video from the Indonesia Masters venue and questioned the apparent haze inside the stadium. Her remarks have renewed attention on how tournament conditions in India and overseas are judged.
