Treesa-Gayatri confirm India’s first medal at BWF World Championships 2026
India secured their first medal at the 2026 BWF World Championships women's doubles event as Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand triumphed over China's Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian. The unseeded Indian duo fought back from a loss in the first game to win 3-1 in the quarterfinals, with Jolly-Gopichand claiming a dominant 21-13 victory in the final.
This marks the first medal for India since 2011 when Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa took bronze in London. Treesa-Jayatri began the competition strong, defeating Spain's Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez in the Round of 64 and USA's Lauren Lam and Allison Lee in the Round of 32. They then stunned seventh-seeded Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan in the Round of 16, making them the first Indian women's doubles pair to reach the quarterfinals since 2015.
The medal highlights India's lone guaranteed podium finish at the event, with other top singles players eliminated early. The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty remains a contender for another medal, facing China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the quarterfinals.
Written by urgent.news from The Indian Express's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Aaron-Wooi Yik smash their way into World Championships semi-finals nst.com.my
- Aaron-Wooi Yik storm into World Championships semi-finals freemalaysiatoday.com
- ‘They were everywhere’: Satwik-Chirag miss out on World Championships medal indianexpress.com
