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Treesa-Gayatri Stun China, Secure India’s World Championships Medal
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are an Indian badminton team.
They played China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian at the World Championships in New Delhi.
The Chinese pair won the first game.
The Indian pair stayed calm and fought back to win the next two games.
The final score was 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.
This sent Treesa and Gayatri into the semifinals.
It also guaranteed India at least a bronze medal.
India had last won a women’s doubles medal at this event in 2011.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15, 21-13 in the quarterfinals.
The unseeded Indian pair overcame a 0-3 previous head-to-head record against the fourth-seeded Chinese duo.
The comeback victory sent India into the semifinals and guaranteed at least a bronze medal.
The result ended India’s 15-year wait for a women’s doubles medal at the World Championships.
India’s previous medal came in 2011, when Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won bronze in London.
- Who
- India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian.
- What
- The Indian pair won their women’s doubles quarterfinal and reached the World Championships semifinals with a medal assured.
- Where
- The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, also called the Indira Gandhi Arena, in New Delhi.
- When
- Friday during the BWF World Championships 2026.
- Why
- Their comeback victory guaranteed India its first women’s doubles World Championships medal since 2011.
Key facts
- Quarterfinal score
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.
- Match duration
- Reports described the match as lasting 69 or 70 minutes.
- Indian pair
- Treesa and Gayatri were described as an unseeded, world No. 39 pair.
- Chinese opponents
- Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian were identified as fourth seeds and world No. 4.
- Previous meetings
- The Indian pair had lost all three of their previous meetings with the Chinese duo.
- Medal guarantee
- The semifinal berth assured India at least a bronze medal.
- Earlier Indian medal
- Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won women’s doubles bronze at the 2011 World Championships in London.
- Semifinal outlook
- The Indian pair said they would focus on staying calm and giving their full effort in the semifinal.
Quotes
Gayatri Gopichand
Indian women’s doubles badminton player
“It's amazing. Usually when we're abroad, we have to push each other, but then here, the crowd is just carrying us. Like I said, even after the first set, they were so supportive, and then the chants and everything, I think it gave us a huge boost of confidence. So, yeah, I'm super grateful for them”
thehansindia.com
“It was a pretty tough match. We were down, trailing, and then even in the second set it was very tricky, but then we told each other to stay calm, and I think that’s what we’re going to do tomorrow as well.”
thestatesman.com
Jia Yifang
Chinese badminton player who partnered Zhang Shu Xian in the defeated quarterfinal pair
“Treesa is a very strong attacking player and Gayatri is a very sharp minded player”
indianexpress.com
Sources
Treesa-Gayatri end India’s 15 year wait for women’s doubles medal at World Championships
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BWF World Championships: Treesa-Gayatri Reach Semifinals, Assured of Medal
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BWF World Championships: Treesa-Gayatri duo stuns world No. 4, to enter semis
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