JAKARTA – The draw for the 2026 Badminton Asian Team Championship (BATC) or the 2026 Badminton Asian Team Championship has been held. Indonesian women’s and men’s teams will compete.
The championship is scheduled to be held from February 3 to 8, 2026 at Qingdao Kangsong Stadium in Qingdao, China.
A total of 23 countries will take part, 12 in the men’s doubles category and the rest in the women’s doubles category.
This is the first time China has hosted the Asian Badminton Doubles Championship. They previously hosted the 2025 Asian Mixed Doubles Badminton Championships, which was held at the same venue.
The draw placed the Indonesian men’s team in Group D with Malaysia and Myanmar. Indonesia is expected to advance to the quarter-finals along with Malaysia.
In addition, China, Japan and South Korea are distributed in different groups. As hosts, China fills out Group A along with Thailand and Macau.
South Korea fills out Group B along with Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong. Japan then joins India and Singapore in Group C.
In the women’s category, the Indonesian team is in Group X along with Japan and Hong Kong. On paper, Japan will undoubtedly be Indonesia’s toughest test in the knockout rounds.
China and Malaysia occupy Group W at home. Furthermore, Group Y consists of Thailand, India and Myanmar. Finally, Group Z contains South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Singapore.
The 2026 Asian Badminton Mixed Doubles Championship will be used as a qualifying tournament for the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup, which will be held in Horsens, Denmark. China and India are the defending champions of the BATC men’s and women’s events.
2026 Asian Badminton Team Championship draw results
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A group
China, Thailand, Macau
Group B
Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Hong Kong
Group C
Japan, India, Singapore
Group D
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar
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Group W
China, Malaysia
Group X
Japan, Indonesia, Hong Kong
Y group
Thailand, India, Myanmar
Group Z
South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Singapore
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