Asian Games 2026: Full badminton schedule — event dates and start times in IST, Indians in action, medal sessions

Here’s the complete day-by-day Asian Games 2026 badminton schedule in IST, featuring all seven disciplines, medal sessions and competition timings from September 19 to October 4.

Updated : Sep 18, 2026 20:39 IST , CHENNAI - 3 MINS READ

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (right) and Chirag Shetty will look to defend their gold medal in men’s doubles at the upcoming Asian Games. | Photo Credit: PTI

Badminton at the 2026 Asian Games will be held at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium between September 20 and 29.

A 20-member Indian contingent will compete across seven disciplines.

In the previous edition in Hangzhou, India won three medals in badminton. The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bagged the nation’s first-ever Asian Games gold in the sport. The men’s team won a silver while H.S. Prannoy won a bronze in men’s singles.

Find below India’s badminton schedule for Asian Games 2026. All timings are in IST.

September 20

6 a.m. onwards

Women’s Team Round of 16 (P. V. Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Kavipriya Selvam, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto, Tanvi Sharma, Devika Sihag, Isharani Baruah)

September 21

6 a.m. onwards

Men’s Team Round of 16 (India - Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, M.R. Arjun, Hariharan Amsakarunan, H.S. Prannoy, Kidambri Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Dhruv Kapila)

September 22

6 a.m. onwards

Women’s Team Quarterfinals

11:30 a.m. onwards

Men’s Team Quarterfinals

September 23

6 a.m. onwards

Women’s Team Semifinals

11:30 a.m. onwards

Men’s Team Semifinals

September 24

6 a.m. onwards

Women’s Team Final

12:30 p.m. onwards

Men’s Team Final

September 25

6 a.m. onwards

Men’s Singles Round of 64 (Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty)

Women’s Singles Round of 64 (P. V. Sindhu, Unnati Hooda)

Mixed Doubles Round of 32 (Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto)

12:30 p.m. onwards

Men’s Doubles Round of 32 (Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty, M.R. Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32 (Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand, Kavipriya Selvam & Simran Singhi)

Mixed Doubles Round of 16

September 26

6 a.m. onwards

Men’s & Women’s Singles Round of 32

12:30 p.m. onwards

Men’s & Women’s Singles Round of 16

Men’s Doubles Round of 16

Women’s Doubles Round of 16

September 27