Lucknow – November 25 (LatestNewsX)
India’s top badminton stars Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand opened their 2025 Syed Modi International campaign with a hard‑won victory, setting a strong tone for the nation’s day at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.
The leading women’s‑doubles pair stumbled out of the blocks but regrouped to beat Malaysia’s Cheng Su Hui and Tan Zhing Yi 19‑21, 22‑20, 21‑9 in their first encounter. After dropping the opening game, Treesa and Gayatri tightened their net play and ran the final set with authority, propelling them into the pre‑quarterfinals.
Earlier that day, India’s historic World Junior medal‑winning squad translated their confidence onto the senior stage. In the qualifiers, the mixed‑doubles duo C Lalramsanga and Taarini Suri produced a calm 21‑13, 21‑15 win over the Israeli‑Hungarian pair Misha Zilberman and Agnes Korosi, while Bhavya Chhabra and Vishakha Toppo edged fellow Indians Devvert Mann and Nishu Malik 21‑19, 21‑15.
The men’s doubles draw saw second seeds Sai Pratheek K and P Krishnamurthy Roy dispatch Swarnraj Bora and Nibir Ranjan 21‑8, 21‑17. Fifth seeds Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun – fresh off title wins in Al Ain, Turkey, and Telangana – kept their hot streak alive, crushing Ayush Makhija and Sujey Tamboli 21‑11, 21‑13 to reach the round of 16.
In women’s doubles, Priya Konjengbam and Shuti Mishra secured a convincing 21‑8, 21‑11 victory over Reena Evangelin and Samriddhi Singh.
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