Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be among the Indians in action at the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Malaysia. AFP
The fourth edition of the Badminton Asia Team Championships is scheduled to commence from 13 February in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The hosts will be aiming to successfully defend the men’s title this year. The Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 will offer qualifications for the 2024 Thomas and Uber Cup, the men’s and women’s team championships, scheduled to be played in Chengdu, China. This year’s Badminton Asia Team Championships will conclude on 19 February.
As the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 is all set to start this week, we take a look at all the key details about the competition.
Participating nations
Brunei, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates are the teams that will vie for the titles at the Badminton Asia Team Championships this time.
Indian players in action
The Indian contingent comprises some big names like World Championship medallists HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, Asian Games men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will be leading the Indian women’s team at this year’s Badminton Asia Team Championships.
Groups
Men Group A: People’s Republic of China, India, Hong Kong China
Men Group B: Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Brunei
Men Group C: Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar
Men Group D: Indonesia, Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Women Group W: People’s Republic of China, India
Women Group X: Indonesia, Hong Kong China, Kazakhstan
Women Group Y: Thailand, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates
Women Group Z: Japan, Chinese Taipei, Singapore
Live streaming details
The Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 matches will be streamed live the official YouTube channel of the competition.
Schedule
Men’s team event schedule
February 13
People’s Republic of China v Hong Kong, China
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
Japan v Myanmar
Malaysia v Brunei
Thailand v Singapore
Chinese Taipei v Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea v United Arab Emirates
February 14
India v Hong Kong, China
Japan v Singapore
Republic of Korea v Saudi Arabia
Thailand v Myanmar
Chinese Taipei v Brunei
Indonesia v United Arab Emirates
Malaysia v Kazakhstan
February 15
People’s Republic of China v India
Indonesia v Republic of Korea
Kazakhstan v Brunei
United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia
Japan v Thailand
Malaysia v Chinese Taipei
Singapore v Myanmar
February 16
Men’s Team quarter-finals
February 17
Men’s Team semi-finals
February 18
Men’s Team final
Women’s team event schedule
February 13
Thailand v United Arab Emirates
Japan v Singapore
Indonesia in Kazakhstan
February 14
People’s Republic of China v India
Chinese Taipei v Singapore
Malaysia v United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong, China v Kazakhstan
February 15
Indonesia v Hong Kong, China
Japan v Chinese Taipei
Thailand v Malaysia
February 16
Women’s Team quarter-finals
February 17
Women’s Team semi-finals
February 18
Women’s Team Final
Format
The participating nations will take part in the group stage initially. Following the completion of the group-stage fixtures, countries will feature in the knockout games- quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.
Previous winners
Malaysia was the winner of the men’s title in the last edition of the Badminton Asia Team Championships. The women’s title was claimed by Indonesia last time.