All England Badminton Semifinal Highlights: Gopichand-Treesa lose in semifinals All England champion Pullela Gopichand’s daughter Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly faced 17-21, 16-21 defeat against China’s Shu Xian Zhang & Yu Zheng in the semi-finals of the All-England Open on Saturday. The Indian duo made a good start to the game by leading early but couldn’t capitalise and went down fighting in straight sets. By virtue of the win, the Chinese pair will meet Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the final on Sunday. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
All England Badminton Semifinal Highlights: Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly lose to China’s Shu Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng in straight sets
The Indian duo led the game early on and impressed with their attacking play. The teenagers showed no signs of nerves as they eased to a 11-8 lead in the first set break. However the Chinese duo fought their way back to take the first set.
In the second set, the Chinese duo asserted their dominance early on. But the Indian duo fought their way back with a 6-4 lead. Among the Indian pair, Treesa Jolly impressed with her hard-hitting smashes. Despite the challenge from the Indian duo, the Chinese pair managed to take a slender lead of 11-10, going into the break.
The Indian pair continued to fight and managed to level the scores 14-14. But they lost the plot as the Chinese duo started dominating them and won the next seven points in quick time to defeat the Indian duo and advance to the final. 18-year old Treeesa Jolly and 19-year old Gayatri Gopichand can hold their head high as they became the first Indian women’s doubles duo to reach the semi-final at the All-England Open.
All England Badminton Semifinal Highlights: Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly lose to China’s Shu Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng in straight sets
Gayatri Gopichand-Jolly Treesa [IND] vs Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng [CHN] 17-21, 16-21
- Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng clinch victory in straight sets and advance to the final
- The Chinese duo however take back the lead. 17-14
- The Indian duo manage to level the scores 14-14.
- They manage to enter the break with a 11-10 lead.
- Chinese pair makes a comeback to level the scores 8-8.
- The Indian duo managed to take 6-4 lead.
Game 2
- Chinese pair wins first set 21-17
- After the break, neck-to-neck battle ensued but the Chinese duo managed to take a tqo point lead 17-15.
- Chinese duo manage to level the scores 11-11
- The Indian duo enter the break with a 11-8 lead.
- Treesa Jolly’s consecutive smashes help the Indian duo take the lead 5-4
- Chinese pair take an early 4-2 lead.
Game 1
The Indian pair shocked World No.2 Korean pair to enter the semifinals of women’s doubles at All England. The duo stunned Lee SoHee & SHIN Seung-chan of South Korea as they came from behind to win the thriller. The score ended 14-21, 22-20 & 21-15 in favour of Gopichand & Treesa.
Shu Xian Zhang & Yu Zheng could produce to be tough opponents in their only first-ever clash. The duo had reached the semifinals of the German Open.
But Gayatri Gopichand, 19, and 18-year-old Jolly Treesa will be ready for the challenge. They had earlier won the Syed Modi International Open final & reached the Odisha Open semifinals in the ongoing calendar year.
Women’s doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 |  Gayathri Gopichand |
 Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing |
12–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | Gayathri Gopichand |
Sanyogita Ghorpade Shruti Mishra |
21–12, 21–10 |  Winner |
The two players are tremendous in not just home games but in international tournaments. Gopichand & Treesa were runner-ups of Polish International & Welsh International last year.
Women’s doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Polish International | Gayathri Gopichand |
 Margot Lambert Anne Tran |
10–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | India International Challenge | Gayathri Gopichand |
Tanisha Crasto Rutaparna Panda |
23–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2021 | Welsh International | Gayathri Gopichand |
Margot Lambert Anne Tran |
20–22, 21–17, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Road to Semifinals
Gopichand- Treesa
Beat SC Shin- Lee SH 14-21, 22-20 & 21-15
Beat A Rahayu- G Polii 18-21, 19-14
Beat N Aimsaard- B Aimsaard 17-21, 22-20, 21-14
Zhang-Zheng
Beat R Prajongjai- J Kititharakul 19-21, 21-18, 21-16
Beat J Pugh- C Birch 21-16, 21-15
Beat R Prajongjai- J Kititharakul 19-21, 21-18, 21-16
The duo are the only Indians after India Open champion Lakshya Sen to secure their birth in BWF top-flight tournament. Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullea Gopichand (2001) are the only Indians to win the England Badminton title.
All England Badminton Semifinal Highlights: Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly lose to China’s Shu Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng in straight sets
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