Treesa and Gayatri managed to win despite losing the first game to upset China’s fourth seeds Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian
Gopichand and Jolly have advanced in style and are one win away from securing a podium finish at the BWF 2026 Championship.
Despite facing an early exit from the China Masters 2024, Jolly and Gopichand’s consistent performances throughout the season helped them stay among the top eight pairs in the BWF rankings.
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa entered the world’s top 10 in classical chess in FIDE’s live ratings.
The Indians went down to their Japanese counterparts Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the Super 750 women’s doubles by a scoreline of 21-23, 11-21.
Gayarti-Treesa gave a tough fight to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Silver Medallists, but their efforts fell short and they lost the game 14-21, 9-21.
The Indians clashed with the world No. 37 Chinese Taipei pair of Chang Ching Hui and Yang Ching Tun in R32 and defeated them 21-18, 21-10.
Earlier in the day, Jolly and Gopichand lost two consecutive sets by 21-13 and 21-16 to the world No 11 pair Pearly Tan/ M.Thinaah of Malaysia.