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Indian Badminton Teams Storm into BATC 2026 Quarterfinals with Opening Wins

The Indian men's team began their BATC 2026 campaign with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Singapore, sealed by Kidambi Srikanth's straight-games win in the decisive third singles. The women's defending champions had a far easier outing, sweeping Myanmar 5-0 without dropping a single game. Both results guarantee India's progression to the tournament quarterfinals from their respective groups. The teams will now face Thailand in their final group matches to determine the group winners.

Key Points: India Men & Women Seal BATC 2026 Quarterfinal Spots

  • Men's team beats Singapore 3-2 in thriller
  • Kidambi Srikanth wins decisive singles match
  • Women's team dominates Myanmar 5-0
  • Both teams secure quarterfinal berths
  • Next face Thailand for group supremacy
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BATC 2026: Indian men and women register wins in group openers to seal quarterfinal spots

Indian men's and women's badminton teams win their BATC 2026 openers. Srikanth clinches decider vs Singapore, while women dominate Myanmar 5-0.

"The experienced campaigner did that in style. - on Kidambi Srikanth's match-winning performance"

Qingdao, February 4

Indian men overcame a strong challenge from Singapore, while the women dominated Myanmar in their opening group stage encounters to assure themselves of a quarterfinal spot in the Badminton Asia Team Championships being played in Qingdao, China, on Wednesday, according to a release.

The men's Group C clash between India and Singapore went down to the wire, with former world number 1 Kidambi Srikanth coming up with a clinical performance in the third men's singles against Jia Wei Joel Koh 21-15, 21-16 to ensure that the Indian men's team began their campaign with a win and assured themselves of a last eight spot, as Singapore had lost their first group game against Japan 1-4.

India's campaign did not get off to the desired start, as Lakshya Sen went down 21-16, 19-21, 21-16 against former world champion Loh Kean Yew. But Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty resoted parity with a 21-10, 21-8 win over Eng Keat Wesley Koh and Junsuke Kubo 21-10, 21-8 and Ayush Shetty then defeated Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-17, 21-15 to give India the lead.

The second doubles combination of Pruthvi Roy and K Sai Pratheek almost sealed the match for India as they easily won the opening game against Nge Joo Jie and Donovan Willand Wee before going down 21-8, 21-23, 20-22. This meant that Srikanth had to find a way to beat Koh, and the experienced campaigner did that in style.

In the women's match, defending champions India did not break any sweat against Myanmar with world junior championship silver medallist Tanvi Sharma opening the account with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Thet Htar Thuzar and then the team sweeping all remaining two singles and both the doubles matches.

They will now face Thailand in the second group game on Thursday to decide the group winner.

Results:

Women Group Y: India bt Myanmar 5-0 (Tanvi Sharma bt Thet Htar Thuzar 21-13, 21-16; Rakshitha Sree bt Eaint Chit Phoo 21-12, 21-6; Malvika Bansod bt Lin Lin Htet 21-9, 21-12; Priya Konjengbam/SHruti Mishra bt Su Latt/Thuzar 21-15, 21-16; Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand bt Htet/Phoo 21-8, 21-6)

Men Group C: India bt Singapore 3-2 (Lakshya Sen lost to Loh Kean Yew 16-21, 21-19, 16-21; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty bt Eng Keat Wesley Koh/Junsuke Kubo 21-10, 21-8; Ayush Shetty bt Jia Heng Jason Teh 21-17, 21-15; Pruthvi Roy/K Sai Pratheek lost to Nge Joo Jie/Donovan Willard Wee 21-8, 21-23, 20-22; Kidambi Srikanth bt Jia Wei Joel Koh 21-15, 21-16.

- ANI

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Priya S
The women's team was absolutely dominant! 5-0 is a statement. Tanvi Sharma and Malvika Bansod were brilliant. Hope they carry this momentum against Thailand tomorrow.
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Vikram M
Satwik and Chirag are just on another level. Their win was so one-sided! But the second doubles loss was a bit worrying. We need more depth in the doubles pairs.
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Sarah B
Watching from the US. What a thrilling men's match! Kidambi Srikanth is such a cool customer under pressure. Indian badminton is really exciting to follow these days.
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Rohit P
Good win, but Lakshya's loss to Loh Kean Yew is a concern. He's our top player and needs to be more consistent in team events. The Thailand match will be the real test now. All the best, team!
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Ananya R
So proud of the women's team! Defending the title with such confidence. The future looks bright with players like Tanvi and Rakshitha Sree. Let's go for gold again! 💪

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