India Women Lose to Thailand but Both Teams Advance at Badminton Asia Team Championships

At the 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao, India’s women’s team, defending champions, won their opening match against Myanmar 5-0 but narrowly lost 2-3 to Thailand in Group Y, finishing second and qualifying for the quarterfinals. Key wins included Tanvi Sharma’s upset over world No. 16 Busanan Ongbamrungphan and doubles victories by Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly. The men’s team secured quarterfinal qualification with a win over Singapore and a later match against Japan, resting some top players.