China failed to snatch its sixth consecutive gold medal in women’s badminton team event after losing to top-seeded Japan 1-3 in the 18th Asian Games final here on Wednesday.
Top singles player Chen Yufei put China in lead after a 21-15, 21-12 victory over Yamaguchi Akane.
Japan’s Fukushima Yuki and Hirota Sayaka then marched past Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 21-12, 21-17.
He Bingjiao of China lost 16-21, 21-19, 15-21 to Japanese Okuhara Nozomi.
Huang Dongping and Zheng Yu lost to Olympic champions Matsutomo Misaki and Takahashi Ayaka 21-16, 21-11 as Japan clinched the final 3-1.
Hosts Indonesia and Thailand bagged the bronze medals.
