Battling Indonesia join champs China, Korea and Japan in semifinals Men’s Division Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026
Indonesia had to toil hard before they were able to get the better of Thailand 3-2 to join defending champions China, Korea, and Japan in the semifinals of the Men’s Division Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 tomorrow at the Qingdao Conson Gymnasium.
The score was 2-1 to Indonesia at the end of the third match in the quarterfinals after they took the first Men’s Singles through Moh. Zaki Ubaidullah’s 21-13, 22-20 win over Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul and second Men’s Singles’ Pradishka Bagas Shujiwo 21-7, 17-21, 21-18 past Puritat Arree in 81 minutes.
In between, Thailand’s Seeratchai Sukphun-Pakkapon Teeraratsakul took one over Leo Rolly Carnando-Bagas Maulana in the first Men’s Doubles, 14-21, 21-15, 21-17 in just over an hour.
While Thailand may have grabbed a lifeline with another win in the second Men’s Doubles, Indonesia kept their focus intact when Richie Duta Richardo overcame Tanawat Yimjit 21-6, 21-17 in the third and final Men’s Singles.
The win for Indonesia saw them joining defending Men’s Division champions China in the semifinals after the host upended a combative Chinese Taipei side 3-1.
Wang Zheng Xing, showed a lot more maturity after winning the title two years ago, when he survived Lin Chun-Yi 21-11, 21-10 in the first Men’s Singles as Hu Ke Xuan-Lin Xiang Yi then delivered the second point in an almost an hour duel past Lee Jhe-Huei-Yang Po-Hsuan.
Even though 2019 Syed Modi International winner Wang Tzu Wei managed to get a point for Chinese Taipei in the second Men’s Singles, there was no denying China the victory when He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu took the straight set 21-11, 22-20 win over Chiu Hsiang-Chieh-Wang Chi-Lin in the second Men’s Doubles.
On the other hand, Japan had a more testing time in the quarterfinals before outlasting Malaysia 3-0 in their quarterfinals clash.
World No. 19 Yushi Tanaka was up against world No. 39 Justin Hoh in the first Men’s Singles but did well enough to win 21-17, 20-22, 21-11 in 66 minutes.
Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi then made short work of Junaidi Arif-Roy King Yao in the first Men’s Doubles as world No. 23 Koki Watanabe then provided the finishing touch in the second Men’s Singles with a 20-22, 21-11, 21-3 win over Malaysia’s Aidil Sholeh right on the hour.
Korea completes the roster for the semifinals tomorrow when they survived a determined India 3-1.
Yoo Tae Bin overlooked his Men’s Singles world No. 74 ranking to set aside world No. 25 Ayush Shetty in 84 minutes before Kim Won-ho-Song Hyung-cho then added the second point 21-11, 21-13 over Hariharan Amsakarunan-Chiraq Shetty in the first Men’s Doubles.
India managed to take a point back through Kidambi Srikanth in the second Men’s Singles, but Korea pushed forward for the win in the second Men’s Doubles with Jin Yong-Ki Dong-ji scoring 21-11, 21-16 past Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy-Sai Pratheek.
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