2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships squads

This article provides the confirmed squad list for the 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships . ^[1] The rankings used to determine the order of play are based on the BWF World Rankings as of January 6, 2026. ^[2] The tournament will feature 12 teams competing in the men's category and 11 teams in the women's category. ^[3]

Men's Teams

Group C

Japan

Japan announced their squad on 19 December 2025. ^[4]

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Ranking of event
		MS	MD
Kenta Nishimoto	(1994-08-30)30 August 1994 (aged 31)	14	—N/a
Yushi Tanaka	(1999-10-05)5 October 1999 (aged 26)	19	—N/a
Koki Watanabe	(1999-01-29)29 January 1999 (aged 27)	25	—N/a
Yudai Okimoto	(2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (aged 20)	42	—N/a
Takuro Hoki	(1995-08-14)14 August 1995 (aged 30)	—N/a	11
Yugo Kobayashi	(1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 30)	—N/a	11
Hiroki Midorikawa	(2000-05-17)17 May 2000 (aged 25)	—N/a	26
Kyohei Yamashita	(1998-10-12)12 October 1998 (aged 27)	—N/a	26
Kakeru Kumagai	(2002-01-05)5 January 2002 (aged 24)	—N/a	34
Hiroki Nishi	(2003-03-21)21 March 2003 (aged 22)	—N/a	34

India

India announced their squad on 6 December 2025. ^[5]

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Ranking of event
		MS	MD
Lakshya Sen	(2001-08-16)16 August 2001 (aged 24)	13	—N/a
Ayush Shetty	(2005-05-03)3 May 2005 (aged 20)	32	—N/a
Kidambi Srikanth	(1993-02-07)7 February 1993 (aged 32)	34	—N/a
Prannoy H.S.	(1992-07-17)17 July 1992 (aged 33)	36	—N/a
Tharun Mannepalli	(2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 24)	43	—N/a
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy	(2000-08-13)13 August 2000 (aged 25)	—N/a	3
Chirag Shetty	(1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 28)	—N/a	3
Pruthvi Roy	(2002-07-13)13 July 2002 (aged 23)	—N/a	46
Sai Pratheek	(2000-05-03)3 May 2000 (aged 25)	—N/a	46
Hariharan Amsakarunan	(2003-05-18)18 May 2003 (aged 22)	—N/a	55

Women's team

Group C

India

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Ranking of event
		MS	MD
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu	(2001-08-16)16 August 2001 (aged 24)	18	—N/a
Unnati Hooda	(2007-09-20)20 September 2007 (aged 18)	23	—N/a
Tanvi Sharma	(2008-12-22)22 December 2008 (aged 17)	42	—N/a
Rakshitha Santhosh Ramraj	(2007-04-04)4 April 2007 (aged 18)	45	—N/a
Malvika Bansod	(2001-09-15)15 September 2001 (aged 24)	50	—N/a
Treesa Jolly	(2003-05-27)27 May 2003 (aged 22)	—N/a	20
Gayatri Gopichand Pullela	(2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 22)	—N/a	20
Priya Konjengbam	(2001-03-11)11 March 2001 (aged 24)	—N/a	46
Shruti Mishra	(2002-08-13)13 August 2002 (aged 23)	—N/a	46
Tanisha Crasto	(2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 22)	—N/a	103

Group X

Japan

Japan announced their squad on 19 December 2025. ^[4]

Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Ranking of event
		WS	WD
Riko Gunji	(2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 23)	27	—N/a
Hina Akechi	(2005-03-14)14 March 2005 (aged 20)	34	—N/a
Kaoru Sugiyama	(2003-06-06)6 June 2003 (aged 22)	54	—N/a
Yuzuno Watanabe	(2010-01-09)9 January 2010 (aged 16)	—N/a	—N/a
Kie Nakanishi	(1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 30)	—N/a	7
Arisa Igarashi	(1996-08-01)1 August 1996 (aged 29)	—N/a	23
Chiharu Shida	(1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 28)	—N/a	23
Hinata Suzuki	(2002-03-26)26 March 2002 (aged 23)	—N/a	41
Nao Yamakita	(2005-10-30)30 October 2005 (aged 20)	—N/a	41
Miyu Takahashi	(2002-05-14)14 May 2002 (aged 23)	—N/a	52

References

1. "2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships - Tournament Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton Asia. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
2. "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.
3. "2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships - Participating Members" (PDF). Badminton Asia . Retrieved 7 January 2026.
4. "Update to the Dispatch of athletes to the Asian Team Championships 2026" (PDF). Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
5. "FINAL TEAM SELECTION – SENIOR TEAM TSINGTAO BADMINTON ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026" (PDF). Badminton Association of India . Retrieved 10 January 2026.