India’s men’s and women’s badminton team-event draws were announced on Saturday, September 19. Both team competitions will be played in a straight knockout format. The Indian women’s team will begin its campaign against Kazakhstan on Sunday, September 20, while the men’s team, which won the silver medal at the previous edition, will face Bangladesh on Monday, September 21.




A victory in either tie could set up a quarterfinal against Japan, which has received a bye in the opening round.



India Women To Face Kazakhstan


The Indian women’s badminton team will open its campaign in the Round of 16 against Kazakhstan on Sunday. If India advances, it will meet hosts Japan in the quarterfinals. A potential India-Japan clash could feature some high-profile singles contests, including PV Sindhu against Akane Yamaguchi and Unnati Hooda against Tomoka Miyazaki.



India Men Begin Against Bangladesh


The Indian men’s team will enter the competition against Bangladesh on Monday, September 21. India, which won silver at the previous Asian Games, will face Japan in the quarterfinals if it gets past Bangladesh.




A possible quarterfinal could feature several interesting matchups, including Lakshya Sen against Kodai Naraoka, Ayush Shetty against Yushi Tanaka and the Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty against Takuro Hoki and Hiroki Okamura.



Asian Games 2026 Badminton Schedule


The badminton competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will be held from September 20 to September 29 at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.




The competition will feature team championships followed by individual events.




September 20: Team events — Round of 16; India women vs Kazakhstan




September 21: Team events — Round of 16; India men vs Bangladesh; quarterfinals




September 22: Team events — Semifinals




September 24: Team events — Gold medal matches




September 25: Individual events — Preliminary rounds




September 26: Individual events — Round of 32 and Round of 16




September 27: Individual events — Quarterfinals




September 28: Individual events — Semifinals




September 29: Individual events — Gold medal matches




Asian Games Badminton Match Timings




Badminton matches are scheduled to begin at 6:00 AM IST and 7:30 AM IST during selected sessions. These timings correspond to 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM local time in Japan. The women’s team gold medal match is scheduled for 6:00 AM IST on September 24, while the men’s final is listed for 12:30 PM IST.



India Men’s Badminton Squad


Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila.



India Women’s Badminton Squad


PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi and Tanisha Crasto.