Asian Games badminton final India vs China Highlights: India win silver after 2-3 loss in final

Asian Games, India vs China men's badminton team finals Highlights

Asian Games, India vs China men's badminton team finals Live Updates: The Indian men's badminton team won silver after enduring a tough 2-3 defeat in the final against China at the Asian Games 2023 on Sunday. This is the first time India won a silver at the continental event. The action started with India taking an early 2-0 lead before China rallied from behind to secure gold.

Lakshya Sen, who kicked-off the proceedings, engaged in a three-game thriller against Shi Yuqi, whom he defeated 22-20, 14-21, and 21-18 in Match 1. The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty then extended India's lead, drawing them close to a historic gold. The Indian pair beat China's Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang in straight games (21-15, 21-18).

Kidambi Srikanth, however, endured a tough 22-24, 9-21 defeat against Li Shi Feng. Following that the pair of Sai Pratheek/Dhruv Kapila endured a 6-21, 15-21 defeat in the second doubles match, forcing the match into decider.

Mithun Manjunath faced Wen Hong Yan in the decider but was completely outplayed by the Chinese. Wen Hong Yan secured a 21-12, 21-4 win against the Indian.

India headed into the finals after engaging in a thrilling contest against South Korea, whom they defeated 3-2 in the semifinals. All the three wins came in the singles matches.

China, on the other hand, defeated Japan 3-1 to enter the finals.

Indian team: (Singles) Mithun Manjunath, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikant.
(Doubles) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Sai Pratheek and Dhruv Kapila

Chinese team: (Singles) Shi Yuqi, Li Shi Feng, Wen Hong Yan. (Doubles) Young duo Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang, Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi