Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026: With an effort to finish on the podium in both men's and women's events, the Indian team has compiled a strong squad featuring a former world champion and several world championship medalists to the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Qingdao, China, from February 3 to 8, 2026.
India is the defending champion in the women’s category. The men’s team has also earned two bronze medals in previous tournaments.
The women’s team, selected based on ranking, performance, and experience, will again be led by former world champion and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu. The men’s team consists mainly of the squad that won the 2022 Thomas Cup, highlighted by Lakshya Sen and the pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
“Over the last few years, Indian teams have consistently been medal contenders at the Asian and World level and this squad has the right mix of form and experience and is capable of challenging for the crown in both categories. I take this opportunity to wish them all the best for the championships,” said Badminton Association of India General Secretary, Mr Sanjay Mishra.
World no 13 Sen will be the top-ranked men’s singles player in the squad that also boasts of former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, the experienced HS Prannoy, rising star and US Open champion Ayush Shetty, and Tharun Mannepalli. World championships bronze medallists Satwik-Chirag will be leading the doubles unit along with Guwahati Masters runners-up Sai Pratheek K and Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy, as well as Hariharan Amsakarunan.
In the women’s team, Sindhu will be supported by world junior championships silver medalist Tanvi Sharma, Unnati Hooda, Rakshita Sree Santhosh Ramraj and Malvika Bansod in singles and Syed Modi International champions Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly in doubles. Priya Konjengbam, Shruti Mishra, and Tanisha Crasto complete the squad.
BATC 2026 – India Team
Men: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, Prannoy HS, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy, Sai Pratheek K, Hariharan Amsakarunan
Women: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, Malvika Bansod, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Priya Konjengbam, Shruti Mishra, Tanisha Crasto.