Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Treesa-Gayatri Revive India’s Asian Games Women’s Team Hopes
India and Japan played a women’s team badminton quarterfinal.
Japan won the first two matches, so India was behind 2-0.
PV Sindhu lost a close three-game match to Akane Yamaguchi.
Unnati Hooda also lost her match against Yamaguchi.
India then needed its doubles team to win to stay in the contest.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand beat Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto in two straight games.
Their win made the score 2-1 for Japan.
India still needed to win the remaining rubber to advance.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto 21-17, 21-16.
The victory reduced Japan’s lead over India to 2-1 in the women’s team quarterfinal.
PV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi 21-23, 21-18, 21-11 in the opening rubber.
Unnati Hooda was beaten by Yamaguchi 21-16, 21-18 in the second rubber.
India’s women have won one Asian Games team medal, a bronze at the 2014 Incheon Games.
- Who
- India’s Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda faced Japan’s badminton team, including Yuki Fukushima, Mayu Matsumoto and Akane Yamaguchi.
- What
- India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the third rubber of the women’s team quarterfinal against Japan.
- When
- During the Asian Games; the articles do not provide a specific match date.
- Where
- Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya City.
- Why
- The doubles victory kept India’s hopes alive after Japan won the first two rubbers.
- Quarterfinal score
- Japan led India 2-1 after three rubbers.
- Doubles result
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won 21-17, 21-16.
- Opening rubber
- PV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi 21-23, 21-18, 21-11.
- Second rubber
- Unnati Hooda lost 21-16, 21-18.
- Venue
- Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
- India’s Asian Games record
- India’s women have won one team medal, a bronze at the 2014 Incheon Games.
- Previous edition
- India lost 0-3 to Thailand in the women’s team quarterfinal at the 2023 edition.