Badminton
All England Open: Treesa/Gayatri lose in semifinal
Treesa/Gayatri went down 10-21, 10-21 to the pair from South Korea in the women's doubles semifinal of the 2023 All England Open.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand
The Indian campaign at the 2023 All England Badminton Open drew to a close on Saturday as the women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to South Korea's Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee in the semifinal.
Treesa/Gayatri seemed to be no match to the their lower ranked opponents as they surrendered 10-21, 10-21 tamely in 46 minutes. While Baek Ha Na is a relatively young shuttler, Lee So Hee is a former world number 2 in women's doubles.
Incidentally, Lee So Hee is also one half of the pair whom Treesa/Gayatri had defeated in the All England quarterfinals during their semifinal run last year.
The loss to Treesa/Gayatri today means that India's 22-year search for an All England Badminton champion extends further.
The last Indian to win the All England Badminton Open was Pullela Gopichand way back in 2001.
