2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships

2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships

Tournament details
Dates	3–8 February 2026
Edition	6th
Venue	Qingdao Conson Gymnasium
Location	Qingdao, China
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The 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships (officially known as the Tsingtao Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 for sponsorship reasons) will be the sixth edition of the Badminton Asia Team Championships. The tournament is organised by Badminton Asia and will take place at the Qingdao Conson Gymnasium in Qingdao, China, from 3 to 8 February 2026. ^[1] It will also serve as the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup to be held in Horsens, Denmark. China and India are the defending champions of the men's and women's categories, respectively. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

The 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships will crown the top male and female national badminton teams in Asia and also serve as the Asian qualification event for the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup. ^[4] It is sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation.

Competition format

The competition begins with a group stage: all participating teams are divided into four groups of two or three teams each. Each team plays each other once, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage. A match is won by the team that first wins three games. The eight teams that qualify will be drawn and compete in a knockout format until the final.

Tie-breaker

Team ranking within a group is determined based on the following criteria: number of wins; match difference; game difference; and points difference. If two teams are tied after a criterion is applied, the winner of the match between the two teams will be ranked higher. A draw will be held to determine ranking if there are still teams tied after all criteria are applied. ^[5]

Hosting

China will be hosting the Badminton Asia Team Championships for the first time ever, with Qingdao selected as the host city. They previously hosted the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships at the same venue. ^[6]

Schedule

Day, Date	Time	Phase
Tuesday, 3 February	11.00	Group Stage
	17.00
Wednesday, 4 February	11.00	Group Stage
	17.00
Thursday, 5 February	11.00	Group Stage
	17.00
Friday, 6 February	10.00	Quarter-finals
	17.00
Saturday, 7 February	10.00	Semi-finals
	17.00
Sunday, 8 February	09.30	Finals
	18.00
Note: All times are in China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Teams

Further information: 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships squads

Participating members

The tournament will feature 12 teams competing in the men's category and 11 teams in the women's category. ^[7]

Nation	Men's	Women's	Nation	Men's	Women's
China			South Korea
Chinese Taipei			Macau		—N/a
Hong Kong			Malaysia
India			Myanmar
Indonesia			Singapore
Japan			Thailand

Draw

Seedings

Seeding was determined based on the world team rankings released on January 6, 2025. ^[8]

• Men's team

1.   China
2.   Indonesia
3.   Chinese Taipei
4.   Japan

• Women's team

1.   China
2.   South Korea
3.   Japan
4.   Thailand

Drawn groups

The draw was held on 9 January 2026. Both the men's and women's team group stages consist of 4 groups: A, B, C, and D (men's) and W, X, Y, and Z (women's). All groups consist of 3 teams except for group W (2 teams). ^[9]

Men's team

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
China (1, H)   Thailand   Macau	Chinese Taipei (3)   South Korea   Hong Kong	Japan (4)   India   Singapore	Indonesia (2)   Malaysia   Myanmar

Women's team

Group W	Group X	Group Y	Group Z
China (1, H)   Malaysia	Japan (3)   Indonesia   Hong Kong	Thailand (4)   India   Myanmar	South Korea (2)   Chinese Taipei   Singapore

Medal Summary

Medal tally

  *   Host nation (China)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Totals (0 entries)		0	0	0	0

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team
Women's team

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. "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 – China Topple Malaysia to win title". Badminton Asia . Retrieved 7 January 2026.
3. "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 – India edge Thailand 3-2 to lift maiden title". Badminton Asia . Retrieved 7 January 2026.
4. "2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships - Tournament Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton Asia. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
5. "BWF Statutes, Section 5.1: General Competition Regulations" (PDF). BWF Corporate. Badminton World Federation. 8 November 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
6. "Badminton Asia Thanks CBA and City Of Qingdao For BAMTC". Badminton Asia. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
7. "2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships - Participating Members" (PDF). Badminton Asia . Retrieved 7 January 2026.
8. "TSINGTAO Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 Team Seeding Chart" (PDF). Badminton Asia. Badminton Asia. 6 January 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
9. "TSINGTAO Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 Group Draw Results" (PDF). Badminton Asia (in Inggris). Badminton Asia. 9 January 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.