balato8 Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pair Secure Spot At BWF World Tour Finals

Updated:2024-12-14 03:19    Views:146
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, Singapore Open, BWF/Badminton PhotoIndian women's doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. BWF/Badminton Photo Indian women's doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. BWF/Badminton Photo info_icon

Commonwealth Games bronze medal winning pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be the sole Indian representatives at the BWF World Tour Finals 2024balato8, having secured a place in the women's doubles category as per the updated BWF rankings released on Tuesday. (More Badminton News)

Despite an early exit in the second round of the China Masters, Treesa and Gayatri's consistent performances throughout the season earned them a spot among the top eight ranking pairs for the prestigious year-end tournament.

Their best performances this year include semifinal finishes at the Singapore Open and Macau Open, although they fell short of reaching the finals in both the events.

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At the China Masters, the pair faced a tough challenge in the pre-quarterfinals, losing 16-21 11-21 to the world No. 1 duo of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning.

India's PV Sindhu remains the only Indian player to have won the prestigious BWF World Tour Finals in 2018.

Treesa was delighted to book a berth at the prestigious event.

"I think it is a blissful feeling to participate in such a prestigious tournament. We have watched all the top players compete in this event on TV, so to actually be one to qualify and participate is incredible. I mean, we feel so lucky and happy to have been selected for Hangzhou," she told PTI.

"It is not a knockout tournament; it has a group stagebalato8, and we will look to give our best against the top players."