2026 Badminton Asia Championships

2026 Badminton Asia Championships

Tournament details
Dates	7–12 April 2026
Edition	43rd
Venue	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
Location	Ningbo, China
Champions
Men's singles	Shi Yuqi
Women's singles	An Se-young
Men's doubles	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae
Women's doubles	Li Yijing Luo Xumin
Mixed doubles	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong
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The 2026 Badminton Asia Championships (officially known as the Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championships 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was the 43rd edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. ^[1] The tournament was organised by Badminton Asia and took place at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China, from 7 to 12 April 2026 and had a total prize of US$550,000.

Tournament

The 2026 Badminton Asia Championships was the 43rd edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament was organized by Badminton Asia and hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association. ^[2]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. ^[2]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Badminton Asia Championships, which is equivalent to a BWF World Tour Super 1000. ^[3]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
12,000	10,200	8,400	6,600	4,800	3,000	1,200

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$550,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations. ^[2]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$38,500	$18,700	$7,700	$3,025	$1,650	$550
Doubles	$40,700	$19,250	$7,700	$3,437.50	$1,787.50	$550

Medal Summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Shi Yuqi	Ayush Shetty	Kunlavut Vitidsarn
			Chou Tien-chen
Women's singles	An Se-young	Wang Zhiyi	Sim Yu-jin
			Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	Kang Min-hyuk Ki Dong-ju	He Jiting Ren Xiangyu
			Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Women's doubles	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
			Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto
Mixed doubles	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
			Yuta Watanabe Maya Taguchi

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	3	1	1	5
2	China*	2	2	2	6
3	Thailand	0	1	1	2
4	India	0	1	0	1
5	Japan	0	0	3	3
6	Indonesia	0	0	2	2
7	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	10	20

Qualification

Main article: 2026 Badminton Asia Championships - Qualification

Final standings

Group	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
A	Zaki Ubaidillah	Mikaela Joy De Guzman	Nguyễn Đinh Hoàng Trần Đình Mạnh	Lee Seo-jin Lee Yeon-woo	Hung Kuei Chun Tsang Hiu Yan
B	Nguyễn Hải Đăng	Lo Sin Yan	He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	Phạm Thị Diệu Ly Phạm Thị Khánh	Al-Amin Jumar Urmi Akter
C	Viren Nettasinghe	Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	Law Cheuk Him Yeung Shing Choi	Tay Andrea Jcqui Teo Eng Ker	Trần Đình Mạnh Phạm Thị Khánh
D	Clarence Villaflor	Prakriti Bharath	Solomon Jr. Padiz Julius Villabrille	Low Zi Yu Noraqilah Maisarah	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (semi-finals)
2. Shi Yuqi (champion)
3. Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
4. Chou Tien-chen (semi-finals)
5. Li Shifeng (first round)
6. Lin Chun-yi (first round)
7. Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)
8. Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	19	17
		Ayush Shetty	10	21	21
									Ayush Shetty	8	10
								2	Shi Yuqi	21	21
	4	Chou Tien-chen	9	13
	2	Shi Yuqi	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		Ng K L	14	18
								1	K Vitidsarn	8	21	21
									Y Tanaka	21	18	5
		Jeon H-j	17	16
		Y Tanaka	21	21
															1	K Vitidsarn	20	21	21
																Weng HY	22	9	9
	6	Lin C-y
		Weng HY	w	/	o
									Weng HY	21	21
									Prannoy H. S.	12	19
	B1	Nguyễn H Đ	22	12
		Prannoy H. S.	24	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	J Christie	21	21
		Leong J H	13	8
								3	J Christie	21	21
									Y Okimoto	18	13
		Y Okimoto	21	17	21
		J Teh	19	21	13
															3	J Christie	21	17
																A Shetty	23	21
	5	Li SF	13	16
		A Shetty	21	21
									A Shetty	21	21
									Chi Y-j	16	12
		J Gunawan	15	16
		Chi Y-j	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	A1	Z Ubaidillah	21	14	18
		K Watanabe	15	21	21
									K Watanabe	20	21	15
								8	Loh K Y	22	15	21
		S Kidambi	21	9	11
	8	Loh K Y	18	21	21
															8	Loh K Y	21	12	17
															4	Chou T-c	16	21	21
		Lu GZ	22	21
	C1	V Nettasinghe	20	16
									Lu GZ
								4	Chou T-c	w	/	o
		Pan Teeraratsakul	15	17
	4	Chou T-c	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		A Farhan	21	14	21
		J Hoh	19	21	18
									A Farhan	16	17
								7	K Naraoka	21	21
	D1	C Villaflor	9	14
	7	K Naraoka	21	21
															7	K Naraoka	18	18
															2	Shi YQ	21	21
		Lee C Y	21	21
		L Sen	12	19
									Lee C Y	11	10
								2	Shi YQ	21	21
		Lee C-h	15	17
	2	Shi YQ	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. An Se-young (champion)
2. Wang Zhiyi (final)
3. Chen Yufei (withdrew)
4. Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
5. Han Yue (first round)
6. Putri Kusuma Wardani (second round)
7. Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
8. Pornpawee Chochuwong (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	An Se-young	21	21
		Sim Yu-jin	14	9
								1	An Se-young	21	17	21
								2	Wang Zhiyi	12	21	18
	4	Akane Yamaguchi	21	9	13
	2	Wang Zhiyi	14	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	An S-y	21	21
		Yeo J M	15	10
								1	An S-y	21	21
									Nguyễn T L	7	6
		Nguyễn T L	21	21
		Huang Y-h	13	16
															1	An S-y	21	21
															SWM	T Miyazaki	16	10
	SWM	T Miyazaki	21	21
	PFQ	Goh J W	12	15
								SWM	T Miyazaki	21	21
									U Hooda	17	9
		S Katethong	25	8	18
		U Hooda	23	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	5	Han Y	21	10	15
		Sim Y-j	16	21	21
									Sim Y-j	21	21
									Letshanaa K	14	8
		Letshanaa K	21	21
		T Sharma	19	14
																Sim Y-j	21	21
																N Okuhara	18	11
	8	P Chochuwong	21	21
		Lin H-t	18	15
								8	P Chochuwong	18	21	14
									N Okuhara	21	19	21
		N Okuhara	21	21
	A1	M J de Guzman	13	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Sung S-y	13	11
		Gao FJ	21	21
									Gao FJ	18	21	21
								6	P K Wardani	21	12	17
	D1	P Bharath	3	7
	6	P K Wardani	21	21
																Gao FJ	23	11	13
															4	A Yamaguchi	21	21	21
		M Bansod	10	19
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
									B Ongbamrungphan	12	12
								4	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	C1	F N Abdul Razzaq	5	9
	4	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Gunji	22	21
	B1	Lo S Y	20	15
									R Gunji	21	16	21
									Kim G-e	17	21	12
		Kim G-e	21	21
	7	R Intanon	16	18
																R Gunji	13	15
															2	Wang ZY	21	21
		Wong L C	21	11	19
		P. V. Sindhu	15	21	21
									P. V. Sindhu	18	8
								2	Wang ZY	21	21
		Chiu P-c	16	12
	2	Wang ZY	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (champions)
2. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (quarter-finals)
3. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (quarter-finals)
4. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (withdrew)
5. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (semi-finals)
6. Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (first round)
7. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (first round)
8. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21	22
	B1	He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	13	20
								1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21	21
									Kang Min-hyuk Ki Dong-ju	13	17
	5	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	13	21	16
		Kang Min-hyuk Ki Dong-ju	21	14	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
		H Amsakarunan Arjun M. R.	15	7
								1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	25
									W Koh J Kubo	12	23
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	15	16
		W Koh J Kubo	18	21	21
															1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
																A F Rayhan D A Wahyudi	18	16
	7	Goh S F N Izzuddin	22	21	11
		C Charoenkitamorn W Thongsa-nga	24	18	21
									C Charoenkitamorn W Thongsa-nga	20	21	15
									A F Rayhan D A Wahyudi	22	15	21
		A F Rayhan D A Wahyudi	21	21
	D1	S J Padiz J Villabrille	19	12

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Liang WK Wang C	w	/	o
		Liu K-h Yang P-ha
								3	Liang WK Wang C	15	21	21
									K Kumagai H Nishi	21	15	14
		K Kumagai H Nishi	20	21	22
	PFQ	P Sukphun Pak Teeraratsakul	22	17	20
															3	Liang WK Wang C	19	15
															B1	He JT Ren XY	21	21
	6	Man W C Tee K W	18	18
	B1	He JT Ren XY	21	21
								B1	He JT Ren XY	21	21
								PFQ	D Wee H Wong	14	10
		Hung K C Lui C W	21	24	19
	PFQ	D Wee H Wong	18	26	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	17	22
		J Arif Yap R K	17	21	20
									Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	18	21
								SWM	S K Gutama M R Isfahani	14	21	15
		P Kaosamaang T Punpanich	9	12
	SWM	S K Gutama M R Isfahani	21	21
																Lee F-c Lee F-j	15	18
															5	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	21
		Chen BY Liu Y	21	21
		T Nomura Y Shimogami	13	16
									Chen BY Liu Y	17	23
								5	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	25
		Dv Ayyappan Dh Ayyappan	12	9
	5	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Kang M-h Ki D-j	21	15	25
		R Indra N Joaquin	11	21	23
									Kang M-h Ki D-j	21	19	21
								8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	18	21	11
	A1	Nguyễn Đ H Trần Đ M	12	10
	8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
																Kang M-h Ki D-j	21	26	21
															2	A Chia Soh W Y	19	28	13
	C1	Law C H Yeung S C	15	16
		Hu KY Lin XY	21	21
									Hu KY Lin XY	20	19
								2	A Chia Soh W Y	22	21
		Chiu H-c Wang C-l	15	15
	2	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (final)
2. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (quarter-finals)
3. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (second round)
4. Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (second round)
5. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
6. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (quarter-finals)
7. Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (quarter-finals)
8. Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (champions)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	21
		Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti	10	12
								1	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	5r
								8	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	8
	5	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	17	17
	8	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Liu SS Tan N	21	21
		F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	11	19
								1	Liu SS Tan N	21	18	21
									H Mijad N Tungkasatan	13	21	10
		A Bhat S Gautam	10	10
		H Mijad N Tungkasatan	21	21
															1	Liu SS Tan N	21	21
															7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	14	13
	7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	21	21
	D1	Low Z Y N Maisarah	12	16
								7	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	21	21
									Yeung N T Yeung P L	12	15
		A Igarashi C Shida	21	18	12
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	11	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Sung Y-h	13	8
								3	Baek H-n Lee S-h	17	16
									A C Pratiwi S F Ramadhanti	21	21
		A C Pratiwi S F Ramadhanti	21	21
	C1	Tay A J Teo E K	13	10
																A C Pratiwi S F Ramadhanti	21	21
															6	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	12	16
	6	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	13	23	21
		Luo Y Wang TG	21	21	12
								6	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21
									Ong X Y C Ting	18	14
	PFQ	Chong J Y V Ng	9	14
		Ong X Y C Ting	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	B1	Phạm T D L Phạm T K	15	21	13
		P Konjengbam S Mishra	21	17	21
									P Konjengbam S Mishra	10	13
								5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
		Lui L L Tsang H Y	9	17
	5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
															5	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
																R A Rose F Setianingrum	11	16
		R A Rose F Setianingrum	19	21	21
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	21	9	14
									R A Rose F Setianingrum	16	21	21
								4	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	19	9
	A1	Lee S-j Lee Y-w	16	12
	4	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Hirokami S Hobara	21	21
	PFQ	P Phatcharaphisutsin N Sukklad	11	4
									R Hirokami S Hobara	14	10
								8	Li YJ Luo XM	21	21
		K Selvam S Singhi	9	8
	8	Li YJ Luo XM	21	21
															8	Li YJ Luo XM	21	21
															2	P Tan Thinaah M	13	15
		Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21
		O Jongsathapornparn S Suwachai	12	13
									Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	19	21	22
								2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	19	24
		Fan K Y Yau M Y	14	11
	2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (semi-finals)
2. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (withdrew)
3. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (final)
4. Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (quarter-finals)
5. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (first round)
6. Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (quarter-finals)
7. Jafar Hidayatullah / Felisha Pasaribu (second round)
8. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	19	21	20
	3	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	21	18	22
								3	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran
								D1	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	w	/	o
		Yuta Watanabe Maya Taguchi	18	11
	D1	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
		Pak Teeraratsakul S Taerattanachai	5	13
								1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
									A Syahnawi N V Marwah	10	15
		A Syahnawi N V Marwah	19	21	22
		A Koga N Saito	21	16	20
															1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
																Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	10	18
	8	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
		R Kapoor R Gadde	13	19
								8	Goh S H S J Lai	21	15	16
									Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	10	21	21
	B1	A Jumar U Akter	7	11
		Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21
		B Setiabudi M D Oktavianti	9	14
								3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21
									Y Shimogami S Hobara	9	16
	C1	Trần Đ M Phạm T K	5	4
		Y Shimogami S Hobara	21	21
															3	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	19	21	21
															6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	17	15
	6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21
		Wu G-x Lee C-h	17	18
								6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21
									Wong T C Lim C S	8	14
		Wong T C Lim C S	21	21
		A Surya A Pramuthesh	16	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Y Watanabe M Taguchi	21	21
	A1	Hung K C Tsang H Y	8	16
									Y Watanabe M Taguchi	21	24
								SWM	Ye H-w N G Chan	19	22
		A Maulana I C Jamil	16	18
	SWM	Ye H-w N G Chan	21	21
																Y Watanabe M Taguchi	26	21
																Yang P-hs Hu L-f	24	16
	PFQ	Leong I C Ng W C	3	14
		Yang P-hs Hu L-f	21	21
									Yang P-hs Hu L-f	15	21	24
									Cheng X Zhang C	21	15	22
		Cheng X Zhang C	19	21	21
	5	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	19	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Hoo P R Cheng S Y	14	6r
	D1	Kim J-h Jang H-j	21	9
								D1	Kim J-h Jang H-j	23	20	21
								7	J Hidayatullah F Pasaribu	21	22	10
	PFQ	Chan Y C Ng T Y	9	21	15
	7	J Hidayatullah F Pasaribu	21	15	21
															D1	Kim J-h Jang H-j	21	21
															4	Chen T J Toh E W	19	17
		P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	14	21	15
		D Kapila T Crasto	21	11	21
									D Kapila T Crasto	13	14
								4	Chen T J Toh E W	21	21
		H Kawabe K Ishikawa	10	19
	4	Chen T J Toh E W	21	21

References

1. "Badminton schedule 2026: India to host World Championships; Asian Games on the cards - full BWF calendar". Olympics.com. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
2. "BANK OF NINGBO Badminton Asia Championships 2026" (PDF). Badminton Asia . Retrieved 26 March 2026.
3. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

• Tournament link