Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Secure Historic World Championships Medal
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won an important badminton match.
They played against Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian from China.
The Indian team lost the first game but won the next two.
Their final score was 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.
This victory guaranteed them a medal at the Badminton World Championships.
Treesa was so happy and tired that she fell onto the court.
Gayatri hugged her father, Pullela Gopichand, after the match.
India had waited since 2011 for another women’s doubles World Championships medal.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in three games.
The unseeded Indian pair won 16-21, 21-15, 21-13 in a 69-minute comeback.
Treesa collapsed on court in celebration after the final shuttle landed.
Gayatri Gopichand emotionally hugged her father, former All England champion Pullela Gopichand.
The medal is India’s first women’s doubles World Championships medal since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won bronze in 2011.
- Who
- Indian badminton players Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian.
- What
- The unseeded Indian pair secured a medal at the Badminton World Championships by winning a three-game quarterfinal match.
- When
- The article does not provide a specific date; the match lasted 69 minutes.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi.
- Why
- Their victory guaranteed India another women’s doubles World Championships medal after a 15-year gap from the 2011 medal.
- Match result
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.
- Match duration
- 69 minutes
- Pair status
- The Indian pair was unseeded.
- Tournament
- Badminton World Championships
- Venue
- Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi
- Previous Indian medal
- Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won women’s doubles bronze in 2011.
- Head-to-head record
- Treesa and Gayatri entered the match with a 0-3 record against their Chinese opponents.