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Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Enter All England Championships Semi-finals

Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand continued their impressive run, dishing out another superlative performance to advance to their second successive semifinals at the All England Championships on Friday. The World number 17 Indian pair looked solid in their defence and relentless in attack, claiming 21-14 18-21 21-12 win over the newly-formed Chinese pair of Li Wen Mei and Liu Xuan Xuan in a 64-minute quarterfinals. The only Indians in the fray, Gayatri and Treesa will face either Indonesian combination of either seeded Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti or Korea's Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee next.

All England Championships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Enter Quarterfinals; Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Ousted

Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand scripted a stunning win to progress to the quarterfinals but Lakshya Sen bowed out in the men's singles competition of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa and Gayatri continued their rise as they shocked former world No. 1 pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 21-14, 24-22 in a pulsating contest. The world No. 17 Indian pair, which had reached the semifinals of the last edition, will next face Chinese combination of Li Wen Mei and Liu Xuan Xuan. Last year's finalist Sen, however, couldn't find his touch against Anders Antonsen, going down 13-21, 15-21 in 52 minutes. It was a sweet revenge from the Danish, who had gone down in straight games to the Indian in 2022.

PV Sindhu Crashes Out Of All England Championship, Falls At First Hurdle For Third Time This Season

There was no end to P V Sindhu's poor run as the star Indian shuttler made a first round exit from the All England Championships after losing to Zhang Yi Man of China in straight games in Birmingham on Wednesday. The world number nine Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 11-21 in the 39-minute women's singles contest. This is the third time that Sindhu has lost her first round match this year. She had lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in Malaysia Open in January before exiting the Indian Open at the same stage in the same month.

YONEX All England 2023: Mairs blames 'demons' for devastating loss in Birmingham

Manchester badminton star Greg Mairs blamed psychological 'demons' for a heartbreaking defeat at the sport's oldest and most prestigious tournament. Mairs and mixed doubles partner Jenny Moore were on the brink of a maiden victory in the first round of the YONEX All England Open, staged at Utilita Arena Birmingham. Ad They won the first set 21-15 against South Korea's Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun and despite being pegged back in the second, were 16-10 up and cruising in the decider.

YONEX All England 2023: Lane vows to bounce back

Exmouth badminton star Ben Lane vowed to come back stronger after tasting defeat in his opening round clash at the YONEX All England Open in Birmingham. Lane and partner Sean Vendy battled hard but fell 21-18 17-21 21-16 to fifth seeds Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi at the Utilita Arena, failing to match an opening round victory for the English pairing a year ago. Ad It was the third time this year that Lane and Vendy had lost to the Chinese pairing, though this was by far the closest of their meetings in 2023 — the first time the duo have taken a game off their rivals.

YONEX All England 2023: Moore blames nerves for painful defeat

Chester badminton star Jenny Moore blamed nerves for a heartbreaking defeat at the sport's oldest and most prestigious tournament. Moore and mixed doubles partner Greg Mairs were on the brink of a maiden victory in the first round of the YONEX All England Open, staged at Utilita Arena Birmingham. Ad They won the first set 21-15 against South Korea's Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun and despite being pegged back in the second, were 16-10 up and cruising in the decider.

YONEX All England 2023: Vendy left rueing fine margins

Milton Keynes' Sean Vendy was left rueing fine margins after falling to a first-round defeat at the YONEX All England Open in Birmingham. Vendy and partner Ben Lane were in action at one of badminton's most prestigious events, facing fifth seeds Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi — who they had played and lost to twice already in 2023. Ad The English duo looked set for a straight-games defeat down 21-18 16-10, but rallied superbly to force a decider — the first time they have taken a game off the Chinese this year.

PV Sindhu Crashes Out Of All England Championship, Falls At First Hurdle For Third Time This Season

There was no end to P V Sindhu's poor run as the star Indian shuttler made a first round exit from the All England Championships after losing to Zhang Yi Man of China in straight games in Birmingham on Wednesday. The world number nine Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, lost 17-21 11-21 in the 39-minute women's singles contest. This is the third time that Sindhu has lost her first round match this year. She had lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in Malaysia Open in January before exiting the Indian Open at the same stage in the same month.

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Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand Enter All England Championships Semi-finals

All England Championships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Enter Quarterfinals; Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Ousted

PV Sindhu Crashes Out Of All England Championship, Falls At First Hurdle For Third Time This Season

YONEX All England 2023: Mairs blames 'demons' for devastating loss in Birmingham

YONEX All England 2023: Lane vows to bounce back

YONEX All England 2023: Moore blames nerves for painful defeat

YONEX All England 2023: Vendy left rueing fine margins

PV Sindhu Crashes Out Of All England Championship, Falls At First Hurdle For Third Time This Season