Asian Games Squash Finals: LA28 Olympic Qualification and Gold Medal Guide
On the Asian Games squash competition reaches its finals day in Nagoya, featuring gold medal matches in singles and mixed doubles alongside qualification spots for the LA28 Olympic Games. Play begins at 12:00 with singles third-placed playoffs, followed by the mixed doubles final between Hong Kong, China pairs at 14:30, and the singles finals at 16:00.
The Road to LA28 and Singles Playoff Stakes
While all losing semi-finalists have secured bronze medals, the winners of the singles third-placed playoffs claim the vital second reserve spots for the LA28 Olympic Games, coming into play if the winner or runner-up cannot compete. When squash makes its Olympic debut at LA28, the winners of the singles finals will etch their names into history as the first squash players ever to qualify for the Games.
The singles finals feature top-tier talent from Malaysia and India. Malaysian top seed Eain Yow Ng faces Indian No.2 seed Abhay Singh in the men’s final. In the women’s draw, Malaysian top seed Sivasangari Subramaniam meets India’s No.3 seed Anahat Singh. Defending champions Sivasangari and Ng have dominated the tournament in Nagoya, reaching the final without dropping a single game.
Contrasting Records and Breakthrough Performances
Abhay Singh enters the men’s final boasting an unblemished record in Nagoya. Although he holds a 0-7 head-to-head record against Ng, he draws significant belief from the competitive improvements made since their last encounter in 2024 at the World Squash Team Championship.
On the women’s side, 18-year-old Anahat Singh continues to stake her claim as a generational talent. Having made her Commonwealth Games debut at just 14 years old and capturing India’s first-ever junior world championship in July, she saved two match balls to defeat No.2 seed Satomi Watanabe. That dramatic victory made her the first Indian woman to reach an Asian Games singles final.
All-Hong Kong Mixed Doubles Showdown
Before the singles finals take center stage, the mixed doubles gold medal match begins at 14:30. The contest is an all-Hong Kong, China affair. Kay Yi Lee and Ming Hong Tang face Toby Tse and Matthew Lai to determine who claims the gold and silver medals.
Global Broadcast and Streaming Information
Fans around the world can access live coverage of the finals. Action is available to stream live on asiangamestv.com in select territories. International broadcasters cover the event across various regions:
- Asia: Sony Pictures India covers Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. beIN Sports broadcasts across Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, and Yemen, as well as providing coverage via IRIB in Iran and in Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Tunisia outside of Asia. Nomadmen covers Brunei Darussalam. iMSPORT broadcasts in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. CMG/CCTV covers China and Macau, China. i-Cable broadcasts in Hong Kong, China. TBS and TOYOTA cover Japan. Kazakh Sport broadcasts in Kazakhstan. KTRK covers Kyrgyzstan. MBC, SBS, KBS, TV CHOSUN, and Spotv broadcast in the Republic of Korea. MME covers Mongolia. Cignal TV broadcasts in the Philippines. Mediacorp covers Singapore. PlanB covers Thailand. Varzish covers Tajikistan. Elta covers Chinese Taipei. CREATIVE ASSOCIATION “SPORT” covers Uzbekistan. OCAYemenbeIN Sports covers Vietnam.
- North America: WILLOW TV and KBS America broadcast in the USA, while WILLOW TV covers Canada.