2026 Badminton Asia Team Champs: Squads Revealed

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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]

Japan

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

India

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

India
Japan

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

Name Date of Birth (Age) Ranking of event
WS WD
Hold 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
And 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


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