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Sindhu, Treesa-Gayatri Storm Into Round of 32 at BWF Worlds

Sindhu, Treesa-Gayatri Storm Into Round of 32 at BWF Worlds
BWF Worlds: Sindhu Storms Into R32; Treesa-Gayatri Beat Paula-Lucia · deccanchronicle.com

The BWF World Championships is a big badminton tournament where players from many countries compete.

This year, it is being held in New Delhi, India.

A famous Indian player named PV Sindhu played her first match.

She beat a player from Ireland named Sophia Noble.

Sindhu won easily, with scores of 21-7 and 21-11.

Now she will play a player from Canada next.

Sindhu has won five medals at this tournament before, which is a record.

Two other Indian players, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, also won their match.

They beat a pair from Spain and will play an American pair next.

The Indian players are doing very well at the tournament.

Key facts

Event
2026 BWF World Championships
Venue
Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Sindhu's Round of 64 result
Beat Sophia Noble (Ireland) 21-7, 21-11
Sindhu's next opponent
Wen Yu Zhang (Canada), Tuesday
Sindhu's Worlds medal record
5 medals - 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
Treesa-Gayatri Round of 64 result
Beat Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez (Spain) 21-9, 21-13
Treesa-Gayatri world ranking
World No. 39
Treesa-Gayatri next opponents
Lauren Lam and Allison Lee (USA)

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