South Korea has been eliminated from the women's badminton team event at the Asian Games (a continental multi-sport competition held across Japan in 2026), losing 3-1 to Japan in the semifinals at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. World No. 1 An Se-young provided the sole South Korean victory, defeating Japanese rival Akane Yamaguchi in three sets, but Japan won the remaining three matches to advance to the final. South Korea, the defending gold medalists, received bronze alongside Indonesia without a third-place play-off, while An will now shift focus to the individual singles draw, where she is chasing a historic back-to-back Asian Games title.