India Wins Badminton Team Bronze After Losing Semifinal To China At Asian Games

India secured a bronze medal in the men's team badminton event at the Asian Games after suffering a 3-1 defeat against China in the semifinals.

Singles Defeats

Lakshya Sen dropped the opening singles match to Shi Yuqi in straight sets with scores of 21-16 and 21-18 as the Chinese player dominated the court. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty leveled the tie by defeating World champions Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11 and 22-20 in the first doubles encounter. However, Ayush Shetty lost the second singles match 21-19 and 21-13 to top-ten player Li Shifeng after struggling with his smashes and falling into high-lift traps, leaving India trailing 2-1.

Match Conclusion

In the second doubles match, the scratch pair of He Ji Ting and Liu Yi defeated Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun 17-21, 21-17 and 21-9 to seal the victory for China. India previously lost a team match 3-2 to China at the 2023 Hangzhou event. Both the men's and women's Indian teams faced struggles in singles events throughout the competition, relying on earlier wins against Japan to secure their podium finish.