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Bolstered by the home support, the Indian duo turned the tide after losing the first game with sharper smashes and cleaner net play. They kept improving with each shot and eventually outplayed their opponents in the deciding game.

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand had made it to the All England Open semi-finals in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023. They also won a Commonwealth Games bronze in 2022 and broke into the top 10 at the start of last year.

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have secured a medal for India in the women's doubles at the BWF World Championships after 15 years. The nation last won a medal in the women's doubles category in 2011, when Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won bronze in London.

The pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand has done it! They win their quarter-final match against Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian 16-21, 21-15, 21-13.

INDIA IS ASSURED OF A MEDAL in the women's doubles competition at BWF World Championships 2026.

That goes out. China challenge it and lose it. India are only two points away from securing a medal. They are 19-9 ahead.

A poor smash from China finds the net. The pressure is getting the better of them now. India lead 15-8. They need just six more points to enter the semi-finals of women's doubles at BWF World Championships 2026.

An error from China off a shot from Treesa. As I type, Gayatri smashes it superbly from close to the net and gets another point for her side. India are 14-6 up. They are so close to confirming a medal.

Oh, my God! The pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand is working magic here at the IG Stadium in New Delhi! They are only 10 points away from assuring themselves of a BWF World Championships medal. India lead 11-5 at the break. This is truly their game to lose now!

India continue to gain ground. This time, the Chinese pair make a forced error, and that takes India to a 7-4 lead. Scratch that, the lead is 8-4 now. This is something really special in the making. We are witnessing some of the highest-quality comeback badminton on the court.

Stunning shot from Treesa Jolly! She plays a backhand smash to win a point for India. As I type, India take another point to make it 4-all. This is yet another beautiful comeback from India in this contest!

What a comeback this is from India! Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand do even better this time and take the second game by a margin of 21-15. The tense contest moves to the decider.

Gayatri lets it go and India are now only one point away from taking this contest to the decider.

First, China find the net and then India smash it powerfully to earn another point. They now lead 17-14. Treesa and Gayatri are only four points away from taking this contest to the decider. Make it three points as India win yet another one at the end of a 43-shot rally.

This is a good game plan from the Indian pair. They push their Chinese opponents to one corner, and then Jolly comes up with a brilliant cross-court smash to stun them. India are 14-12 up.

Gayatri smashes it from close to the net, and India go 13-10 up. The Indian pair has turned this contest on its head. They look favourites to take this game. They should!

A perfectly placed smash from Gayatri, and India level the scores. She pierces the gap between her Chinese opponents, who felt it might go beyond the baseline. As I type, India take the lead. Amazing. They go 11-10 up at the break.

Brilliant work from Gayatri this time. She places the shuttle smartly with her Chinese opponent quite close to the net. India get a point and cut the deficit to 7-8.

A long rally and India get the point eventually as China make an error in judgement. The shuttlecock falls just inside the line. Gayatri follows it up with a stunning smash, and India now trail 3-5 in the second game.

Such an anticlimax to the first game this is! Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fight back well but fail to challenge their Chinese opponents towards the end. India lose the opening game 16-21.

Wow! That is some smash from Treesa Jolly. Gayatri sets it up and Treesa then pounces on it with a terrific shot. The crowd erupts with a road as India now trail 13-15.

Brilliant set of smashes from the Indian duo, and China have no chance there. They return a couple of them but eventually succumb to the pressure. India trail 11-13.

This is the first break in the match, and China are slightly ahead despite a brilliant comeback from India. They lead 11-8.

With some good smashes and net play, the duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are fighting back brilliantly. They now trail 7-9. This is no longer a one-sided contest, folks! Oh, my God! They score another point to make it 8-9.

India get a point through a forced error from China. The shuttle goes wide of the sideline and, as I type, Treesa smashes perfectly to earn her side another point. India trail 2-6 now.

It was a really long rally, but India fail to get the point eventually. The rally featured 57 shots. China are 5-0 up now in the second game.

The contest begins with China's dominating start. They go 4-0 up early into the first game.

India's women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand make their way out to the middle. This is the first quarter-final appearance by an Indian women's doubles pair at the World Championships since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa achieved the feat in 2015.

India's women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand registered a straight-game win over Japanese seventh seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in the Round of 16 clash. The unseeded Indian pair, on a comeback trail after Treesa recovered from an injury, produced a dominant performance to outwit the world No. 7 Japanese pair 21-16 21-12 in a one-sided contest.

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are only one win away from securing a medal for themselves. It is worth noting that a semi-final entry at the BWF World Championships ensures a bronze medal.

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