Treesa and Gayatri shocked the former world No. 1 pair of Yuki Fuꦗkushima and Sayaka Hirota 21-14, 24-22 in a pulsating contest.
Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand scripted a stunning win to progress to the quarterfinals, but Lakshya Sen bowed out in the men's singles competition of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday. (More Badminton News)
Commonwealth 🌜Games bronze medallists Treesa and Gayatri continued their rise as they shocked former world No. 1 pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 21-14, 24-22 in a pulsating contest.
The world no. 17 Indian pair, which had reached the semifinals o𝓡f the last edition, will next face Chinese combination of Li Wen Mei and Liu X🌃uan Xuan.
Last year's finalist Sen, however, couldn't find his touch against Anders Antonsen, going down 13-21, 15-21 in 52 minutes. It was a sweet revenge from the Danish, who had gone down in straight games to the Indian🙈 in 2022.
Returning from an injury, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy paired up with his partner Chirag Shetty but their𒉰 gallant fight ended with a 21-10, 17-21, 19-21 loss to China's world No. 10 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.
Treesa and Gayatri have been in good form, having claimed a win over world No. 7 Tan Pearly and Thinnah Muralitharan at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship in February.🍸 In their opening round here, the Indian duo upset seventh seedsꩵ Jongkolphan Kitiiharakul and Rawinda Prajongai of Thailand.