India’s Priyanshu Rajawat and the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the quarterfinals of the Canada Open. Rajawat defeated Takuma Obayashi of Japan in straight games, while Jolly and Gopichand overcame a game deficit to secure their victory.
India’s Malvika Bansod secured a thrilling victory over Scotland’s Kristy Gilmour in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the US Open Super 300 badminton tournament. Bansod, ranked 49th, overcame a first-game deficit to win in three sets. Meanwhile, Priyanshu Rajawat and the doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fell short in their respective quarterfinal matches.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, bronze medalists at the Commonwealth Games, will spearhead India’s medal hopes at the US Open BWF World Tour, beginning on Tuesday. The pair, ranked 24th in the world, are seeded second in the women’s doubles draw and face a challenging path toward a potential final against the top-seeded Japanese duo of Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi. Meanwhile, other Indian shuttlers like Priyanshu Rajawat, Malvika Bansod, and Krishna Prasad Garaga/Sai Pratheek K will also be competing in their respective categories.
