India’s women’s badminton team bowed out of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 after suffering a 1-3 defeat against Japan in the quarterfinals.
The Indian team faced a strong Japanese side, with the tie featuring closely contested singles matches and a convincing doubles victory for India.
The opening singles match saw PV Sindhu take on Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu won the first game 23-21 but was unable to maintain her momentum, losing the next two games 18-21, 11-21.
However, Japan sealed the quarterfinal tie in the third women’s singles match. Tanvi Sharma lost to Nozomi Okuhara 12-21, 10-21, confirming Japan’s 3-1 victory.
With the defeat, India’s women’s team campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games comes to an end, while Japan advances to the next stage of the competition.
Match Result
WS1: PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi Sindhu lost 23-21, 18-21, 11-21
WS2: Unnati Hooda vs Tomoka Miyazaki Hooda lost 16-21, 18-21
WD1: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela vs Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto India won 21-17, 21-16
WS3: Tanvi Sharma vs Nozomi Okuhara Sharma lost 12-21, 10-21
Final Score: India 1-3 Japan
