Badminton Asia Team C'ships: Indian men lose to South Korea in quarterfinals - HIGHLIGHTS

That's it from our coverage of the 2026 Badminton Asia Team C'ships

India failed to win any medals from the competition, as both the men's and women's teams were knocked out of the competition in the quarterfinals.

Indian men's team returns medalless from China

The Indian men's team faced a quarterfinal exit, losing 1-3 to South Korea after both the doubles and Ayush Shetty in the singles lost their respective matches.

Final Score: India 1-3 South Korea

MS1: Ayush Shetty (IND) lost 21-18, 14-21, 24-26 to Tae Bin Yoo (KOR)

MD1: Chirag Shetty /Hariharan Amsakarunan (IND) lost 11-21, 13-21 to Song Hyun Cho /Kim Won Ho (KOR)

MS2: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) bt. 21-15, 21-16 Ji Hoon Choi (KOR)

MD2: Pruthvi K Roy/ Sai Pratheek K (IND) Vlost 11-21, 16-21 to Yong Jin /Dong Ju Ki (KOR)

India 1-3 Korea! Pruthvi-Pratheek faces a straight-game defeat

India bowed out of the Badminton Asia Team C'ships with a 1-3 defeat to South Korea after the young doubles pair of Pruthvi Roy and Sai Pratheek failed to put up a fight in the second doubles tie.

Final Score: Pruthvi K Roy/ Sai Pratheek K (IND) 11-21, 16-21 Yong Jin /Dong Ju Ki (KOR)

India 1-2 South Korea! Kidambi Srikanth gets 1-point back to India

The veteran Kidambi Srikanth gets one match point back with a straight-game win against Ji Hoon Choi in the second singles match.

Now, he has passed the baton to the young men's doubles pair of Pruthvi Roy and Sai Pratheek to keep India in the tie with a win in the next match.

Final Score: Kidambi Srikanth 15-21, 16-21 Choi

Kidambi Srikanth comfortably takes the first game

Game-1: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) 21-15 Ji Hoon Choi (KOR)

India 0-2 Korea! Chirag-Hariharan face straight-game defeat

Two in two for Korea as they win the first doubles match with a comfortable straight-game win against the Indian pair of Chirag Shetty and Hariharan Amsakarunan.

Final score: Chirag-Hariharan (IND) 11-21, 13-21 Cho-Kim (KOR)

India 0-1 Korea! Ayush Shetty lost to Yoo after missing out on 4 match points

A shocking defeat for Ayush Shetty against a much lower-ranked South Korean shuttler, where the two players put everything out on the court in the final game, but in the end, the Korean came out as a winner.

This win could be a defining point of the tie for the Korean team, who had the odds against them in all three singles matches.

Final Score: Ayush (IND) 21-18, 14-21, 24-26 Yoo (KOR)

Yoo takes the second game as the match goes into a decider

Game-2: Ayush Shetty (IND) 14-21 Tae Bin Yoo (KOR)

Ayush 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)

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)