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Indian Doubles Pairs Exit Asian Games Quarterfinals
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News18•27-09-2026, 08:00
Indian Doubles Pairs Exit Asian Games Quarterfinals
- •Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to Malaysian world No. 5 Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan 18-21, 9-21 in the women's doubles quarterfinals.
- •The Indian pair, fresh off a world championships bronze, struggled against the attacking Malaysians, against whom they had a 6-2 head-to-head record.
- •Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto fought hard but fell to world No. 1 Chinese pair Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping 14-21, 21-18, 18-21 in the mixed doubles quarterfinals.
- •The day saw a disappointing outcome for India's doubles teams at the Asian Games.
- •PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda are set to compete in women's singles quarterfinals later in the day.
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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a straight-game loss of 18-21, 9-21 to the Malaysian world No. 5 pair of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in the quarterfinals.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto played against China's world No. 1 pair Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping, losing a close match with scores of 14-21, 21-18, 18-21.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won a maiden world championships bronze medal in New Delhi last month, which also marked India's first women's doubles medal at the World Championships since 2011.
