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Sindhu, Treesa-Gayatri Storm Into Round of 32 at BWF Worlds
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.
PV Sindhu beat Ireland's Sophia Noble 21-7, 21-11 to reach the women's singles Round of 32 at the 2026 BWF World Championships.
Sindhu will next face Canada's Wen Yu Zhang on Tuesday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
Sindhu's five BWF Worlds medals (one gold, two silver, two bronze) equal China's Zhang Ning for the most women's singles medals in tournament history.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Spain's Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez 21-9, 21-13 in the Women's Doubles Round of 64.
The World No. 39 Indian pair will face Americans Lauren Lam and Allison Lee in the Round of 32.
- Who
- Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Treesa Jolly, and Gayatri Gopichand
- What
- Won their Round of 64 matches to advance to the Round of 32 at the 2026 BWF World Championships
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India
- When
- 2026 BWF World Championships; Sindhu's next match is scheduled for Tuesday
- Why
- To advance to the Round of 32 of the 2026 BWF World Championships
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)









