PBSI Releases BATC 2026 Squad, Ginting and Ester Enter

JAKARTA - Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo who have just recovered from injuries have entered the Indonesian squad for the Badminton Asia Team Championship or Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) 2026.

BATC 2026 is scheduled to take place on February 3-8 in Qingdao, China. The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) officially released the Indonesian squad for the event on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

In the men's doubles, Ginting will lead the team even though 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 badminton player previously missed many tournaments last year. He was absent for about six months after appearing at the 2025 Malaysia Open due to shoulder problems.

Ginting then returned and participated in eight tournaments, but only got two wins. The two victories were achieved at the Korea Open and French Open, which were his last tournaments last year.

The series of problems made Ginting have to start this year from a Super 300-level tournament such as the Thailand Masters. It could be his preparation tournament before appearing at BATC 2026.

The question of injury also haunted Ester so that he had to be absent for a long time. The badminton player from Papua was only declared recovered at the end of last year.

Ester was diagnosed with a fracture at the base of the right shin bone (shin bone fracture) while practicing at the PBSI Cipayung Training Center in September 2025.

The draw results put the Indonesian men's team in Group D along with Malaysia and Myanmar. Indonesia is expected to qualify with Malaysia to the quarter-finals.

Furthermore, China, Japan, and South Korea are spread across different groups. As hosts, China filled Group A with Thailand and Macau. South Korea filled Group B with China Taipei and Hong Kong. Then, Japan in Group C with India and Singapore.

From the women's category, the Indonesian team is in Group X along with Japan and Hong Kong. On paper, Japan will certainly be the toughest test for Indonesia in the qualifying round.

China's hosts occupy Group W with Malaysia. Furthermore, Group Y is inhabited by Thailand, India, and Myanmar. Finally, Group Z contains South Korea, China Taipei, and Singapore.

The 2026 Asian Badminton Team Championships is used as a qualification for the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup which will be held in Horsens, Denmark. China and India are the defending champions in the men's and women's BATC categories.

Indonesia Squad List 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