JAKARTA – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo, who recently overcame injuries, entered the Indonesian team for the Asian Badminton Doubles Championship or Asian Badminton Team Championship (BATC) 2026.
BATC 2026 kicks off on February 3-8 in Qingdao, China. The Indonesian Badminton Union (PBSI) officially revealed the Indonesian quartet for the tournament on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
In the men’s doubles, Ginting will lead the team, although he missed three important tournaments throughout January 2026, including the BWF Super 500 Indonesia Masters which will take place at Istora Senayan next week.
The 29-year-old previously missed numerous tournaments last year. He missed about six months after participating in the 2025 Malaysia Open due to a loose problem.
Ginting then returned and competed in eight tournaments, but only won twice. The two victories came at the Korea Open and the French Open, which were his final tournaments last year.
The continuation of the problems meant that Ginting had to start this year with a Super 300 level tournament like the Thailand Masters. This could be a warm-up tournament before performing at BATC 2026.
The issue of injuries also haunted Ester, causing her to miss a long time. The table tennis player from Papua was only declared recovered at the end of the year.
Ester was diagnosed with a fracture at the base of the right tibia (ankle fracture) during a training session at Pelatnas PBSI Cipayung in September 2025.
The draw results placed the Indonesian men’s team in Group D with Malaysia and Myanmar. Indonesia is expected to qualify with Malaysia for the quarter-finals.
Then China, Japan and South Korea are divided into different groups. As host country, China fills Group A with Thailand and Macau. South Korea fills out Group B with China Taipei and Hong Kong. Then, Japan in group C with India and Singapore.
In the women’s category, the Indonesian team is in group X with Japan and Hong Kong. On paper, Japan will certainly be Indonesia’s toughest test in the qualifying round.
The Chinese hosts occupy Group W with Malaysia. Furthermore, Group Y is occupied by Thailand, India and Myanmar. Finally, Group Z contains South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.
The 2026 Asian Badminton Doubles Championship is used as a qualifier for the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup to be held in Horsens, Denmark. China and India are the defending champions of the men’s and women’s categories of BATC.
Indonesian team roster at BATC 2026
The Putra team
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Moh Zaki Ubaidillah, Richie Duta Ricardo, Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo, Leo Rolly Carnando, Bagas Maulana, Raymond Indra, Nikolaus Joaquin, Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Rahmat Hidayat
The women’s team
Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari, Ni Kadek Dhinda, Amartya Pratiwi, Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo, Rachel Allessya Rose, Febi Setianingrum, Meilysa Trias Puspitasari, Siti Fadia Silva, Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi
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