Thai Women's Badminton Team Loses to Indonesia, Ends Asian Team Championships Journey

The Asia Team Championships 2026 took place in Qingdao, China on February 6th, featuring the final eight teams. The Thai women's team, previous runners-up, met Indonesia in a closely contested match. In the first singles match, world No. 16 Busananth Ungbumrungpan defeated world No. 67 Thalita Ramadhani Wijayan 2-0 (24-22, 21-18), giving Thailand an initial 1-0 lead. However, in subsequent matches, the Indonesian team won crucial doubles and singles encounters, ultimately defeating the Thai team 3-2 and advancing to the semi-finals against South Korea, while the Thai team's championship journey ended at this stage.