BATC 2026 results: Indonesia's women's team loses 2-3 to Japan, becomes group runner-up

The Indonesian women's team lost to Japan in the last match of the 2026 BATC group (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian women's badminton team suffered a defeat against Japan in the last match of the group stage at the 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC).

Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi and his friends had to admit Japan's superiority with a narrow score of 2-3 in the last match of Group X which took place at the Qingdao Conson Gymnasium, China, on Thursday, February 5, 2026.

In the clash, Indonesia was first behind through the first women's singles, Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan. Down against Riko Gunji, Thalita also had to admit her opponent's advantage in the two-game match 14-21 and 16-21.

Indonesia then tied the score through the women's doubles of Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum who fell against Arisa Igarashi/Chiharu Shida. Rachel/Febi was forced to play in a three-game match 21-12, 18-21, and 23-21.

"This is also God's blessing because in the last point, the ball was in charge, but Arisa was not perfect in hitting and hitting the net. This victory added to our confidence," said Rachel.

Japan then stole another victory against Indonesia's second women's singles, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari. The 19-year-old shuttler did not give a fierce fight against Hina Akechi so that the final score was very jomplang 2-21 and 9-21.

Indonesia's fight to equalize the score also failed after the second women's doubles, Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, who dropped in the fourth match, surrendered 20-22 and 16-21 against the pair of Kie Nakanishi/Miyu Takahashi.

However, Indonesia's struggle was closed sweetly by Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi. He went down against Yuzuno Watanabe and managed to lock in the victory in two straight games with a score of 21-6 and 22-20.

"It's nice to be able to compete in this BATC event, it's also nice to be able to contribute points with the full support of the team behind," said Dhinda after the match.

Even though they lost, the Indonesian women's team will still go to the quarter-finals of the tournament as the runners-up of the group, accompanying Japan in the status as the group champion. Indonesia before winning 4-1 against Hong Kong in the first match.