Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand win maiden bronze at BWF World Championships
Indian pair secures historic women's doubles medal despite semifinal loss to world No. 1 Chinese duo
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- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a historic bronze medal at the BWF World Championships after a hard-fought semifinal loss to world No.
- 1 Chinese pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning in three games.
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India last won a BWF World Championships medal in women's doubles in 2011, when Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa claimed a bronze in London.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won a maiden bronze medal at the BWF World Championships after losing to defending champions and world No. 1 pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning of China in the women’s doubles semifinals.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's extraordinary run ended with a fighting three-game loss to world No. 1 and defending champions Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning of China in the women's doubles semifinals at the World Championships here on Saturday, as the Indian pair signed off with a maiden bronze medal.
The unseeded Indians produced a sensational start to pocket the opening game but could not maintain the pressure against the mighty Chinese pair, going down 21-18, 13-21, 8-21 in an hour and 11 minutes.
India last won a BWF World Championships medal in women's doubles in 2011, when Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa claimed a bronze in London.
