Harmanpreet Singh and Co will be keen to not just get the gold medal back for India, but also ensure their quota spot for Paris 2024 when they take on reigning champions Japan. India have had a good recent record against them, but a tournament final can be a whole different ball-game.

Badminton semifinals: Who can go the distance?

After coming through contrasting quarterifnal wins, assuring a medal in men’s singles and men’s doubles for the first time since 1982, HS Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag face tough tests in the semifinal. Prannoy takes on All England champion Li Shi Feng who will be buoyed by home support while Satwik-Chirag take on former world champs Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.

More semifinals across events

Apart from the shuttlers, both the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will be in action in semifinals. Medals are assured in both, but the dominant team in Asia will want to put the ghosts of 2018 behind to reach the final and go for the gold they missed. The men’s cricket team will also be in action as they take on Bangladesh to take one step closer to the gold medal match. Pakistan vs Afghanistan is the other semifinal.

Here a brief schedule of the main Indian events to track on Tuesday in Hangzhou (all times in IST):

Men’s Cricket: India vs Bangladesh, Semifinal (6:30 am)

Men’s Hockey: India vs Japan, Final (4:00 pm)

Badminton:

Men’s singles SF: HS Prannoy – Around 9 am

Men’s doubles SF: Satwik/Chirag – Around 4:30 pm

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Archery (all medal matches later in the session if qualifed):

Recurve women’s team quarterfinal: 6:35 am onwards

Recurve men’s team quarterfinal: 11:50 am onwards

Wrestling (preliminaries to medal rounds): Aman (Men’s Freestyle 57kg), Sonam (Women’s Freestyle 62kg), Bajrang Punia (Men’s Freestyle 65kg), Kiran (Women’s Freestyle 76kg), Radhika (Women’s Freestyle 68kg) – 07:30 IST Onwards

Women’s Kabaddi: India vs Nepal semifinal (7:00 am)

Men’s Kabaddi: India vs Pakistan semifinal (1:30 pm)

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Bridge: Gold medal round conlcludes for Indian men’s team vs Hong Kong (6:30 am onwards)

Chess: Men’s and women’s team events (Round 8 from 12:30 pm)

Sepaktakraw: Men’s Regu Preliminary vs Myanmar (6:30 am), semifinals for men and women later in the day

Canoe Slalom: Men’s Canoe & Women’s Kayak semifinals – 6:30 am onwards

Ju-Jitsu: 6:30 am onwards

Soft Tennis: 7:30 am onwards

Equestrian: Jumping individual (6:30 am onwards)

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