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BWF World Championships: Treesa Jolly -Gayatri Gopichand win bronze after losing to Tan -Liu - Highlights
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand faced China's Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu in the BWF World Championships women's doubles semi-final in New Delhi.
BWF World Championships LIVE: Treesa -Gayatri Gopichand vs Tan -Liu - Blog, updates
India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will take on China's Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu in the women's doubles semi-final at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi on Saturday.
The unseeded Indian pair have already secured a historic medal after producing a stunning comeback against fourth seeds Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the quarter-finals.
The result ended India's 15-year wait for a women's doubles medal at the World Championships and extended the country's remarkable streak of winning at least one medal at every edition since 2011.
Standing between Treesa and Gayatri and a place in the final are Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu, another formidable Chinese combination.
After their breakthrough quarter-final victory, the Indians will now look to go one step further and become India's first women's doubles pair to reach a World Championships final.
LIVE Updates:
Live Updates
- 22 Aug 2026 5:29 PM IST
The match goes back to level terms as Gayatri finds a good interceptive block on the net.
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 16-16 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:27 PM IST
The Chinese continue their tricky serve and catch the Indian players off-guard to take back the lead
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 13-16 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:25 PM IST
Indian pair clears all their deficit with some good combination play on the net
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 13-12 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:23 PM IST
Gayatri finally ends the streak of points for China with a precise kill shot on the net
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 8-12 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:20 PM IST
Chinese pair wins 9 straight points with their brilliant deceptive play to enter the mid-game in lead
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 7-11 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:18 PM IST
The Chinese pair makes a good comeback using the width of the court with backcourt placements
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 7-8 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:14 PM IST
The Indian pair starts aggressively, winning plenty of kills on the net
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 5-2 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:12 PM IST
The Indian duo win the first point as Liu made an unforced error on return
Game 1: Treesa-Gayatri (IND) 1-0 Liu-Tan (CHN)
- 22 Aug 2026 5:05 PM IST
Up Next: WD Semi-final - Treesa-Gayatri (IND)) vs Liu-Tan (CHN)
The Indian women's doubles pair will continue their dream run at the home world championships with their semi-final match in New Delhi.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will take on the Chinese world No. 1 pair of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning at 5:10 PM IST.
They have a 1-6 head-to-head record against the Chinese pair.
Their only win came in 2023 at the Badminton Mixed Team Championships in three games; since then, they have lost all six matches against them.
- 22 Aug 2026 3:25 PM IST
WELCOME!
Welcome to The Bridge’s LIVE coverage of the BWF World Championships 2026 women’s doubles semi-final in New Delhi.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, already assured of a historic medal, face China’s Tan Ning and Liu Shengshu with a place in the final at stake.
