Asian Games in Nagoya: China beat Japan 3-0 in the women's team final, Japan take silver at home
On 24 September 2026 Wang Zhiyi, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning and Chen Yufei won the three matches; Indonesia and South Korea shared bronze.
The final
China beat Japan 3-0 in the women's team final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday 24 September 2026 in Ichinomiya, according to Bernama (citing Kyodo News) and Star News Korea. In singles Akane Yamaguchi lost to Wang Zhiyi 14-21, 21-19, 21-17; in doubles Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto lost to Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning 21-16, 25-23; and Tomoka Miyazaki lost to Chen Yufei 21-10, 21-11 (scores from Bernama; Star News Korea confirms the first two results and says the doubles was tied at 23-23 after Japan led by up to seven points in the second game).
Japan's route and the bronzes
Star News Korea reports that Japan had beaten India 3-1 in the quarter-final and South Korea 3-1 in the semi-final, and that Japan's last team gold was in 2018. Bernama says the bronze medals went to Indonesia and South Korea.
Why it matters
Japan's women reached the final on home soil but lost all three matches; the second-game fight in the doubles shows how close a 3-0 can be.