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Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand stun 16th seeds at Badminton Worlds
Badminton is a sport where players hit a shuttlecock over a net.
Two Indian players, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, are playing together in a big competition called the BWF World Championships.
They played against Lauren Lam and Allison Quynh Lee from the United States.
Treesa and Gayatri were not expected to win because their opponents were the 16th best team in the competition.
But the Indian pair played very well and won in straight games, 21-15 and 21-12.
The match took only 38 minutes.
Treesa hit powerful smashes, while Gayatri used clever drop shots.
Their win sent them into the pre-quarterfinals of the women's doubles event.
Some other Indian players lost: Kavipriya Selvam and Simran Singhi lost in women's doubles, and two mixed doubles pairs were knocked out.
Another Indian player, Unnati Hooda, won her women's singles match to reach the second round.
Unseeded Indian pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stunned 16th seeds Lauren Lam and Allison Quynh Lee of the United States in straight games.
The Indian duo won 21-15, 21-12 in just 38 minutes to enter the women's doubles pre-quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.
Treesa Jolly's powerful smashes and Gayatri Gopichand's deft drop shots, aided by opponents' unforced errors, powered the dominant win.
Indian mixed doubles pairs Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Shivani Gadde and Ashith Surya-Amrutha Pramuthesh crashed out in the opening round.
Unnati Hooda reached the women's singles second round by beating Thet Htar Thuzar of Myanmar 22-20, 21-16 in a 40-minute contest.
- Who
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, an unseeded Indian women's doubles badminton pair
- What
- Upset 16th seeds Lauren Lam and Allison Quynh Lee of the United States 21-15, 21-12 in straight games to reach the women's doubles pre-quarterfinals
- Where
- BWF World Championships in New Delhi, India
- When
- Tuesday, August 18
- Why
- To advance to the pre-quarterfinals, with Jolly's powerful smashes, Gayatri's drop shots, strong line judgements and opponents' unforced errors powering the win
Key facts
- Event
- BWF World Championships
- Category
- Women's doubles
- Winners
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (India, unseeded)
- Opponents
- Lauren Lam and Allison Quynh Lee (United States, 16th seeds)
- Score
- 21-15, 21-12
- Match Duration
- 38 minutes
- Stage Reached
- Pre-quarterfinals
- Venue
- New Delhi, India









