Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Secure Historic World Medal
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand played a badminton match against two highly ranked players from China.
The Chinese pair won the first game 21-16.
The Indian players stayed calm and changed their tactics.
They won the second game 21-15 to make the match even.
In the final game, Treesa and Gayatri played strong defense and powerful attacks.
They built an 11-5 lead and won the game 21-13.
This sent them to the semifinals and guaranteed India a medal.
They now hope to win their next match and compete for gold.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated fourth seeds Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian in the quarterfinals.
The Indian pair overcame a slow start to win 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.
The victory secured India’s first medal at the BWF World Championships 2026.
Treesa and Gayatri advanced to the semifinals on home soil in New Delhi.
The unseeded pair had missed much of the year because of Treesa’s ankle injury and will next face top seeds Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning.
- Who
- India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand played China’s Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian.
- What
- The Indian pair won their women’s doubles quarterfinal and secured a semifinal place and a medal for India.
- When
- Friday at the BWF World Championships 2026; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India.
- Why
- They recovered from losing the opening game by changing tactics, maintaining composure and applying stronger attacking and defensive pressure.
- Quarterfinal score
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.
- Match duration
- The match lasted one hour and nine minutes.
- Opponents
- Fourth seeds Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian of China.
- Tournament
- BWF World Championships 2026.
- Medal significance
- The victory guaranteed India its first medal of the tournament and ended a 15-year wait for a women’s doubles World Championships medal.
- Deciding-game interval
- The Indian pair led 11-5 at the interval.
- Next opponents
- Top seeds Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning.
- Venue
- Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi.
