Nagoya, Sept. 18 -- India's Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg lost to Vietnam's Gian Nghi Trinh and Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen in the mixed doubles quarter-finals at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on Friday.

The Indian pair were beaten 0-2 in straight sets after struggling to find their rhythm in the opening set, as they were defeated 12-7. They showed greater resistance in the second but could not force a deciding game as the Vietnamese pair won the second set 12-10.

The defeat ends their run in the main championship bracket and rules them out of the gold and silver medal matches. However, Dsouza and Beg will now enter the repechage, where they will face another quarter-final losing pair. A victory in the repechage co...