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Badminton Asia Team C'ships Live: Indian men face South Korea in quarterfinals - Blog, Scores, Updates
Catch all the live action from the Quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 in China.

Indian men's team take on South Korea in the quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Team C'ships (Photo Credits: BAI Media)
Badminton Asia Team C'ships Live: Indian men's team face South Korea in the quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao, China, on Friday.
India has rested Lakshya Sen and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy for this quarterfinal tie, whereas Srikanth Kidambi is replacing HS Prannoy in the second singles.
The tie is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM IST.
Catch all the live updates here:
Live Updates
- 6 Feb 2026 3:05 PM IST
Ayish Shetty starts with a win in the opening game
Coming from an early three-point deficit, Ayush dominated the game in the latter stage to give an early advantage to the team.
Game-1: Ayush Shetty (IND) 21-18 Tae Bin Yoo (KOR)
- 6 Feb 2026 2:00 PM IST
Here is the lineup for India Vs South Korea quarterfinal match-up
India is resting its top men's singles player, Lakshya Sen, for the second consecutive tie. So, Ayush Shetty will continue to compete in the first singles.
Additionally, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has also been rested in this quarter-final. Therefore, Chirag Shetty is going to pair with Hariharan Amsakarunan.
India Vs South Korea Line-Up
- MS1: Ayush Shetty (IND) Vs Tae Bin Yoo (KOR)
- MD1: Chirag Shetty /Hariharan Amsakarunan (IND) Vs Song Hyun Cho /Kim Won Ho (KOR)
- MS2: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) Vs Ji Hoon Choi (KOR)
- MD2: Pruthvi K Roy/ Sai Pratheek K (IND) Vs Yong Jin /Dong Ju Ki (KOR)
- MS3: Tharun Mannepalli ((IND) Vs Hyeon Woo Cho (KOR)
- 6 Feb 2026 1:45 PM IST
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the quarterfinal action at Badminton Asia Team C'ships
The Indian men's team will take on South Korea in the quarterfinal, hoping to confirm their first medal in this event after six years.
