Commonwealth Games bronze medalists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand put up a valiant fight but ultimately fell to the second-seeded Chinese pair in the women’s doubles pre-quarters of the Hong Kong Open.
Results for: Women's Doubles
Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai ended Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova’s reign as Grand Slam champions, defeating the No. 3 seeds in a thrilling three-set match at the US Open 2024. Mladenovic and Shuai will now face Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the semifinals.
Indian para table tennis players Bhavinaben Patel and Sonalben Patel, despite a strong showing, were defeated in the women’s doubles quarterfinal at the Paris Paralympics. They lost to South Korea’s A Young Jung and Sunghya Moon in a closely contested match, focusing now on their respective singles events.
Italian duo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini secured Olympic gold in the women’s doubles competition, overcoming a tough challenge from Russian athletes Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider. The Italians fought back after dropping the first set to claim victory in a thrilling tie-breaker.
Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo secured bronze for Spain in women’s doubles at the Paris Olympics, defeating Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic. This was only the second event for the Spanish duo, who previously won together in Madrid. Meanwhile, Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, competing as Individual Neutral Athletes due to Russia’s exclusion, were set to challenge for the gold medal.
Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China claimed the women’s doubles badminton gold at the Paris Games, defeating their compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning in a thrilling final. Japan’s Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama secured the bronze medal.
Indian badminton duo Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto are set to take on the Japanese pair of Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama in a thrilling women’s doubles match. Stay tuned for live updates!