Vietnam's women's four-player sepak takraw team beat Japan 2-0 in the Asian Games semifinal, taking the sets 15-8 and 15-10. BongdaPlus reported that the gold-medal match against Thailand was scheduled for 7am on October 3, Vietnam time. Net defence and coordinated attacks helped Vietnam control the semifinal. At the 4am reporting cutoff that morning, the confirmed achievement was qualification for the final.