Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 quarter-final stage is upon us and India face Japan in the last eight tie on Friday (February 14) at the Conson Gymnasium in Qingdao, China.
Having finished second in Group D following a victory over Macau and a narrow defeat to eventual group winners South Korea, India have been drawn to face Group C winners Japan, who have registered wins over Thailand and Kazakhstan in the group stage.

India blanked Macau 5-0 before going down fighting 2-3 against Korea in their most recent outing, while Japan eased past Kazakhstan before edging Thailand 3-2 in their final group stage match on Thursday (February 13) when the draw for the last eight stage was made by Badminton Asia.
If they do get past Japan in the quarterfinal, last season's bronze medallists India will either face China or Hong Kong in the semi-final. Now, let's take a look at the India vs Japan match details from tie, start time to telecast and live streaming information:
The quarter-final between India and Japan is scheduled to start at 9:30 AM Local Time on Friday (February 14). Due to time difference, the tie will begin at 7 AM IST in India on Friday (February 14).
In India, there is no TV telecast information available, but the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 live streaming is available on Badminton Asia Facebook page.
As the tournament enters the knockout stage, India will see their top doubles pair combine with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty combining for the first time in the BAMTC 2025 tournament after the duo had partnered MR Arjun in the previous two matches.
HS Prannoy also plays his first men's singles match in the tournament after Lakshya Sen and Sathish Kumar Karunakaran had played the previous two men's singles matches in the group stage. Here is a breakdown of the India vs Japan quarter-final tie: