Archive · 22 Aug 2026
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.
- When
- Friday during the BWF World Championships 2026.
- Where
- The Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, also called the Indira Gandhi Arena, in New Delhi.
- Why
- Their comeback victory guaranteed India its first women’s doubles World Championships medal since 2011.
- 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.
Sources
Treesa-Gayatri end India’s 15 year wait for women’s doubles medal at World Championships
Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Stun China To Secure India’s First Women’s Doubles World Championships Medal Since 2011 | Video
'It's not stopping yet': Treesa-Gayatri on pulling off heist at BWF Worlds
Treesa-Gayatri script stunning comeback, secure India’s first BWF Worlds medal in women’s doubles since 2011
Treesa-Gayatri advance to semi-finals at BWF World Championships, ensure podium finish for India
BWF World Championships: Treesa-Gayatri Reach Semifinals, Assured of Medal
BWF World C'ships: Treesa-Gayatri stuns world No. 4 Chinese to secure India's first medal in women's doubles since 2011
BWF World Championships: Treesa-Gayatri duo stuns world No. 4, to enter semis
