SINGAPORE - Rising Indian women's doubles pair of Tressa Jolly and Gayatra Gopichand pulled off another upset win over sixth-seeded South Korean pair Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong in a tough match to enter the semi-finals of the Singapore Open on Friday. Entered. , ,
The unseeded Indian pair came back from behind in the quarter-finals that lasted one hour and 19 minutes and won 18-21, 21-19, 24-22.
The world number 30 Indian pair thus compensated for the defeat suffered by their rivals in last year's Hangzhou Asian Games.
On Thursday, Commonwealth Games bronze medalist pair of Trisa and Gayatra had defeated world number two Korean pair Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee in the round of 16.
In the semi-finals on Saturday, Treesa and Gayatri will face fourth seeded Japanese pair of Namae Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.
Treesa and Gayatri are the only Indians in contention for a podium finish at the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy had lost their respective women's and men's singles matches on Thursday.
The unseeded Indian pair came back from behind in the quarter-finals that lasted one hour and 19 minutes and won 18-21, 21-19, 24-22.
The world number 30 Indian pair thus compensated for the defeat suffered by their rivals in last year's Hangzhou Asian Games.
On Thursday, Commonwealth Games bronze medalist pair of Trisa and Gayatra had defeated world number two Korean pair Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee in the round of 16.
In the semi-finals on Saturday, Treesa and Gayatri will face fourth seeded Japanese pair of Namae Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.
Treesa and Gayatri are the only Indians in contention for a podium finish at the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.
PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy had lost their respective women's and men's singles matches on Thursday.
