Odense, October 15 (H.S.): India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand began their campaign at the Denmark Open 2026 badminton tournament with a convincing victory on Wednesday, securing a place in the women’s doubles round of 16. The Indian duo defeated Chinese Taipei’s Yan Fei Chen and Hsieh Pei Shan in straight games in their opening-round encounter. However, India’s Devika Sihag suffered a defeat in the women’s singles competition and bowed out of the tournament.

In the match held at the SJF Bank Arena, Treesa and Gayatri overcame the Chinese Taipei pair 22–20, 21–14 in 38 minutes to advance to the next round.

The Indian duo will now face Indonesia’s Rachel Allessya Rose and Febi Setianingrum for a place in the quarter-finals.

Rutuparna and Swetaparna Pair Suffer Defeat

India endured disappointment in another women’s doubles encounter, as Rutuparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda lost to China’s Bao Li Jing and Cao Ji Han in straight games. The Indian pair went down 14–21, 14–21, bringing their campaign at the tournament to an end.

Devika Sihag Also Exits in the Opening Round

In the women’s singles round of 32, Devika Sihag was defeated by Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight games. The Thai shuttler secured a 21–13, 21–14 victory to eliminate the Indian player from the competition.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar