Badminton, Singapore Open Super 750: Treesa-Gayatri register shock win over world No 2; Sindhu exits
Treesa-Gayatri beat the world No 2 pair 21-9, 14-21, 21-15.
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The Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand registered a shock victory over world No 2 pair of Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee in the pre-quarterfinals of the 2024 Singapore Badminton Open Super 750 on Thursday.
“I did not expect to win against them,” said Gayatri after the win.
Treesa echoed the same sentiments adding, “Before the match we thought just go and play the best however we can. Don’t give easy errors.”
The Indians, who recently missed out on the 2024 Paris Olympics qualification, started off strongly as they opened up an 11-8 lead at the first mid-game interval. However, it was just a teaser of what was to come in the 59-minute long contest.
Treesa-Gayatri came out all guns blazing post the break and forced their opponents into a shell. The South Koreans could only muster only a single point thereafter in the first game as the world No 30 pair pocketed it 21-9.
The change of ends post the first game brought about some change in fortunes for Baek and Lee as they opened up an 11-8 lead after being level at 5-5. The second seeds kept their lead intact to eventually win it 21-14 and force a decider.
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