All England Badminton LIVE: Gopichand-Treesa in semifinals All England champion Pullela Gopichand’s daughter Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly who scripted history by entering the semifinals will face Chinese pair of Shu Xian Zhang & Yu Zheng for a place in finals. This is the first time that any Indian women’s doubles pair has reached the final 4 spots of All England Badminton. Follow All England Badminton LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
All England Badminton LIVE: Gayatri Gopichand-Jolly Treesa in semifinals, ready to clash China’s Shu Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng for FINAL spot- Follow LIVE updates
Gayatri Gopichand-Jolly Treesa [IND] vs Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng [CHN] 5-4
- 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
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
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.
How to watch All England LIVE streaming?
Match kickstarts March 19, Saturday at 3.30 PM IST
You can watch all the live action of the All England Open Badminton title on OTT-platform VOOT. All you need is to buy a nominal subscription of Rs 299/ year. This is the first BWF Super 1000 event of badminton’s 2022 BWF World Tour and will culminate with the finals on March 20.
All England Badminton LIVE: Gayatri Gopichand-Jolly Treesa in semifinals, ready to clash China’s Shu Xian Zhang- Yu Zheng for FINAL spot- Follow LIVE updates
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