Treesa Jolly

Treesa Jolly
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003
Cherupuzha, Kerala, India
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand
Arun Vishnu
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 14 January 2025)
Current ranking12 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 3 June 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham Mixed team
2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2024 Selangor Women's team
BWF profile

Treesa Jolly (born 27 May 2003)[2] is an Indian badminton player.[3] She is a part of the national team and is the nation's number one WD pair with Gayatri Gopichand.[4] She won the bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5] She helped win the 2024 Asia Team Championships.[6] Jolly trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[7]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Gayatri Gopichand Chen Hsuan-yu
Gronya Somerville
21–15, 21–18 Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 Gayatri Gopichand Anna Cheong
Teoh Mei Xing
12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Gayatri Gopichand Sanyogita Ghorpade
Shruti Mishra
21–12, 21–10 Winner
2024 Syed Modi International Super 300 Gayatri Gopichand Bao Lijing
Li Qian
21–18, 21–11 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Arjun M. R. Sachin Dias
Thilini Hendahewa
16–21, 20–22 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge / Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Polish International Gayatri Gopichand Margot Lambert
Anne Tran
10–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2021 India International Challenge Gayatri Gopichand Tanisha Crasto
Rutaparna Panda
23–21, 21–14 Winner
2021 Welsh International Gayatri Gopichand Margot Lambert
Anne Tran
20–22, 21–17, 14–21 Runner-up
2022 Bahrain International Challenge Gayatri Gopichand Lanny Tria Mayasari
Ribka Sugiarto
18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangladesh Junior International Ruhi Raju 21–15, 21–11 Winner
2019 Dubai Junior International Tasnim Mir 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Junior International Varshini Vishwanath Sri Tanisha Crasto
Aditi Bhatt
17–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangladesh Junior International Manav Raj Sumith Gourab Singha
Urmi Akter
21–14, 21–14 Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
2025 Times of India Sports Awards Badminton Player of the Year Female Nominated [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Treesa Jolly". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "From mud courts in Cherupuzha to CWG medals in Birmingham – Treesa Jolly's fascinating journey". ESPN. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Jolly good story: Treesa, India's new kid on the badminton block". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "PV Sindhu, Treesa Jolly – Gayatri Gopichand enter final of Syed Modi International". ESPN. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "CWG 2022: India's Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand pair claim bronze in women's doubles". Telangana Today. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Indian women beat Thailand 3-2 in final, clinch historic gold". The Hindu. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  7. ^ Rajan, Adwaidh (1 April 2022). "Overcoming odds, shuttler Treesa Jolly aims to be best in her sport". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "TOISA 2024: Badminton Aces Among the Nominees". The Times of India. 18 February 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 February 2025.