India Squad at Badminton Asia Championships 2026 (Updated): Satwik-Chirag Withdraw | Full List, Schedule & Streaming
India Squad at Badminton Asia Championships 2026 (Updated): Withdrawals, Full List & Schedule
The Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championships 2026 gets underway on April 7 in Ningbo, China, marking one of the premier events in the Asian badminton calendar. Featuring a USD 550,000 prize pool and crucial BWF ranking points, the tournament brings together the continent’s top players across all five disciplines for a week of high-intensity competition.
India enters the tournament with a competitive squad across categories but faces major last-minute setbacks, with key doubles pairs withdrawing ahead of the opening day.
👉 Top doubles pairs Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty, significantly impacting India’s medal chances.
👉 The focus now shifts to the singles contingent, led by Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu, to carry India’s campaign in Ningbo.
🚨 Major Withdrawals (India)
❌ Men’s Doubles
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
- Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy / Sai Pratheek K
❌ Women’s Doubles
- Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand
👉 These were India’s strongest medal contenders in doubles, making this a big blow.
Full India Squad – Updated
🏸 Men’s Singles
- Lakshya Sen
- Ayush Shetty
- Kidambi Srikanth
- HS Prannoy
🏸 Women’s Singles
- PV Sindhu
- Malvika Bansod
- Unnati Hooda
- Tanvi Sharma
🏸 Men’s Doubles
- Hariharan Amsakarunan / MR Arjun
🏸 Women’s Doubles
- Kavipriya Selvam / Simran Singhi
- Priya Konjengbam / Shruti Mishra
- Ashwini Bhat K / Shikha Gautam
🏸 Mixed Doubles
- Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto
- Rohan Kapoor / Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
- Aditya Surya / Amrutha Pramuthesh
📅 Full Schedule (IST Timings)
- April 7: Qualification & Mixed Doubles preliminaries
- April 8: Round of 32
- April 9: Round of 16
- April 10: Quarter-finals
- April 11: Semi-finals
- April 12: Finals
⏰ Match Timings (India)
| CST | IST |
|---|---|
| 09:00 AM | 06:30 AM IST |
| 11:00 AM | 08:30 AM IST |
📺 Live Streaming (India)
- YouTube: BWF Official Channel
- Live Scores: BWF Website
- TV: Limited availability
👉 Fans should rely primarily on online streaming for early rounds.
🌏 Tournament Outlook
Asia’s top stars headline the event, including:
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- Shi Yuqi
- Jonatan Christie
- An Se-young
- Chen Yufei
👉 China remains the dominant force, especially at home.
📝 Final Word
The Badminton Asia Championships 2026 starts with high expectations but also key setbacks for India. With top doubles pairs out, the spotlight shifts firmly to Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu to deliver deep runs.
Stay tuned for daily match updates, results, and India’s progress.