Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand reach World Championships semifinals
What Happened
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand reached the badminton world championships semifinals after beating Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian in a historic quarterfinal. The result guarantees India a medal, and the pair said they are not treating that as the finish line.
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Selection Impact
The win is significant because it puts the Indian pair into the last four against top seeds Sheng Shu Liu and Ning Tan, a bigger test against the tournament favourites. Their own comments suggest the breakthrough has changed the pressure, not the approach: they want to stay calm, patient and keep playing point by point.
Next Test
Their semifinal against Sheng Shu Liu and Ning Tan is the next match.