Indian duo loses semifinal to China's Tan Ning and Liu Sheng Shu but secures first women's doubles medal in 15 years
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand's historic run at the BWF World Championships ended with a semifinal loss to China's Tan Ning and Liu Sheng Shu (21-18, 13-21, 8-21), but they secured India's first women's doubles bronze in 15 years.
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India had not won a women's doubles medal at the BWF World Championships since 2011.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s remarkable run at the BWF World Championships came to an end in the semifinals as the Indian pair lost to China’s top-seeded duo Tan Ning and Liu Sheng Shu in three games on Saturday. After producing one of the biggest wins of their careers in the quarterfinals, Treesa and Gayatri pushed the Chinese pair hard but eventually went down 21-18, 13-21, 8-21 in a contest that lasted 70 minutes. Despite the semifinal defeat, the Indian duo will return home with a historic bronze medal, ending India’s long wait for a World Championships medal in women’s doubles. [...] Their historic medal came after a stunning quarterfinal victory over world No. 4 Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian. Treesa and Gayatri recovered from losing the opening game to defeat the Chinese pair 16-21, 21-15, 21-13. The young Indians’ run also ended India’s wait for a women’s doubles Worlds medal spanning 15 years.
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