New Delhi: The Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 is a team tournament where the top shuttlers from Asia will be seen in action from February 11 to 16. A total of 12 teams will participate in what will be the fourth edition of the continental event, which will be hosted at the Conson Gymnasium in Qingdao, China.
China are the defending champions of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship, having won the gold medal in the 2023 edition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. China is also the most successful team in the competition after winning gold medals in 2023 and 2019 while securing a bronze medal in the inaugural edition in 2017.
This is also the first time for China to host the team tournament after the previous three editions were staged in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2017), Hong Kong, China (2019) and Dubai, UAE (2023).
Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 Format
A total of 12 teams will participate in the continental event and they will be divided into four groups with three paired in each. Each team will face the other two teams once in the group stage with the best two teams entering the quarterfinal stage. It should be noted that all four semifinalists in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 will earn a spot for the Sudirman Cup finals in Xiamen in April.
There will be five ties consist in one match between two teams, involving one contest in each of the five regular categories seen on BWF tours – men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Each discipline will have only one match. A team needs to win three out of five ties to end up as a winner.
In the group stage, all five ties will be played regardless of a team winning three ties before the final tie. However, in the knockout round (which starts from the quarterfinal stage) the match will end once team completes three tie triumphs.
Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 Groups
Group A: China, Chinese Taipei, Singapore
Group B: Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong China
Group C: Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan
Group D: India, South Korea, Macau China
India’s history of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship
India will be making its fourth appearance in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship. The Indian team reached the quarterfinals in the inaugural edition in Vietnam before it made an early exit from the group stage in the following edition in Hong Kong. The country bagged a historic bronze medal in the last edition in UAE in 2023.
India’s squad for Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) named a 14-member squad for the continental event. However, India suffered a huge blow ahead of the event with double-Olympic medallist PV Sindhu pulled out from the Championship owing to a hamstring injury.
In Sindhu’s absence, the onus will be on Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Malvika Bansod is the only player left in the women’s singles category as there was no replacement for Sindhu named.
Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy
Women’s Singles: Malvika Bansod
Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila/MR Arjun
Women’s Doubles: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand, Ashwini Ponappa/Tanisha Crasto
Mixed Doubles: Tanisha Crasto/Dhruv Kapila, Sathish Kumar Karunakaran/Adya Variyath
India’s schedule at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025
February 12, 2025, Wednesday – India vs Macau China (After 7:00 AM)
February 13, 2025, Thursday – India vs South Korea (After 7:00 AM)
February 14, 2025, Friday – Quarterfinals (If qualified)
February 15, 2025, Saturday – Semifinals (If qualified)
February 16, 2025, Sunday – Finals (If qualified)
Where and how to watch Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025 live in India?
There won’t be any live telecast of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship 2025 in India. But then fans can watch the match live on the Badminton Asia YouTube channel.
The Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025, held in Qingdao, China, features 12 teams competing in the group stage followed by knockout rounds. Checkout the schedule, India’s groups, schedule and live streaming details in this article. Badminton Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
