Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Treesa-Gayatri Defeat Idol Jia Yifan at World Championships
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela are an Indian badminton pair.
They played against the Chinese pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Shu Xian.
The match was a quarterfinal at the World Championships.
Jia was an Olympic champion when the Indian players were beginning their careers.
This made Jia someone they admired.
The Chinese pair started strongly and led 6-0.
Treesa and Gayatri recovered and won the first game 21-16.
Treesa said that players must focus on beating respected opponents once a match begins.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela defeated China’s Jia Yifan and Zhang Shu Xian in a quarterfinal.
Jia Yifan had won Olympic silver in Tokyo and gold in Paris, according to the article.
Treesa said Jia had been an Olympic gold medallist when the Indian pair began competing internationally.
Jia and Zhang led 6-0 before Treesa-Gayatri won the first game 21-16.
The match was played at the Badminton World Championships in New Delhi.
- Who
- India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela played China’s Jia Yifan and Zhang Shu Xian.
- What
- Treesa-Gayatri defeated Jia-Zhang in a Badminton World Championships quarterfinal.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- The Indian pair competed for a place in the next round and defeated an admired, highly accomplished opponent.
- Event
- Badminton World Championships
- Round
- Quarterfinal
- Venue
- New Delhi
- Indian pair
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela
- Chinese pair
- Jia Yifan and Zhang Shu Xian
- First-game score
- Treesa-Gayatri won 21-16 after trailing 0-6
- Jia Yifan’s Olympic record
- Tokyo silver and Paris gold, according to the article