Indonesia are Asian Games 2026 badminton champions! The Indonesian men's team defeated China 3–2 in a thrilling Gold Medal Match at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
🏆 FINAL — Men's Team Gold Medal Match
🇮🇩 Indonesia 3–2 China 🇨🇳
🥇 Indonesia — Gold Medal
🥈 China — Silver Medal
🔥 Indonesia Fight Back to Beat China 3–2
The final turned into a five-match battle after China won the opening two contests and moved into a 2–0 lead.
Indonesia responded by winning the next two matches to level the team tie at 2–2, sending the championship to a decisive fifth match.
With the gold medal on the line, Moh Zaki Ubaidillah stepped onto Court 1 to face China's Weng Hongyang in the deciding men's singles match.
Ubaidillah delivered under pressure, defeating Weng 2–0 with game scores of 23–21 and 21–13.
🏆 THE DECIDING POINT
🇮🇩 Moh Zaki Ubaidillah 2–0 Weng Hongyang 🇨🇳
Game 1: 23–21
Game 2: 21–13
🏸 How the Final Was Decided
| Match | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 0–2 | 🇨🇳 China |
| Match 2 | 1–2 | 🇨🇳 China |
| Match 3 | 2–1 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Match 4 | 2–0 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Match 5 — Decider | 2–0 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🥇 |
⭐ Ubaidillah Becomes Indonesia's Hero
The entire championship came down to the final men's singles match. Indonesia had already fought back from 0–2 down to level the tie at 2–2.
Ubaidillah then produced the decisive performance, beating Weng Hongyang in straight games.
The Indonesian player won the opening game 23–21 before taking the second 21–13, completing a 2–0 victory and giving Indonesia the third team point.
🇮🇩 Moh Zaki Ubaidillah
23–21
21–13
2–0 vs Weng Hongyang 🇨🇳
🥇 A Historic Asian Games Gold for Indonesia
The victory gives Indonesia the Asian Games 2026 men's team badminton gold medal after a dramatic 3–2 victory over China.
Indonesia had last won the Asian Games men's team badminton title in 1998 in Bangkok, when the Indonesian team defeated China in the final. Historical records list the 1998 men's team gold among Indonesia's Asian Games badminton titles.
That makes the 2026 triumph an important return to the top of the Asian Games men's team podium after the previous title in 1998.
🇮🇩 Indonesia's Road to the Gold
The final showed Indonesia's ability to recover after falling two team points behind.
- China led 2–0 after the first two matches.
- Indonesia won Match 3 to reduce the deficit to 2–1.
- Indonesia won Match 4 to make it 2–2.
- Ubaidillah won Match 5 2–0 to secure the championship.
The final team score was Indonesia 3–2 China.
🏆 Indonesia Are Asian Games 2026 Badminton Champions
🥇 GOLD MEDAL — INDONESIA 🇮🇩
Indonesia defeated China 3–2 in the Men's Team Gold Medal Match. Moh Zaki Ubaidillah sealed the championship with a 2–0 victory over Weng Hongyang.
📍 Final Match Details
- Competition: Asian Games 2026
- Sport: Badminton
- Event: Men's Team
- Final: Gold Medal Match
- Date: September 24, 2026
- Start: 4:00 PM JST
- Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium
- Court: Court 1
- Final Score: Indonesia 3–2 China
- Gold Medal: 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Silver Medal: 🇨🇳 China
🔗 Official Asian Games Results
👉 View Official Asian Games 2026 Badminton Results
Final scores and match information are based on the official Asian Games results system.
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