India, Sept. 23 -- The tension inside the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium was palpable as two badminton powerhouses collided for a spot in the men's team final at the 20th Asian Games.

Having shown the exit door to fourth seeds Japan on Tuesday, Indian shuttlers fought hard, pushing defending champions China to the limit in the high-stakes semi-final which was filled with raw emotion in the Indian dugout.

However, that energy did not materialise on court as second seeds China ultimately claimed a 3-1 victory to advance to the final, where they will face top seeds Indonesia, who defeated Thailand with the exact scoreline in the other last four clash in Ichinomiya.

However, India concluded an important campaign with a hard-fought bro...