Treesa Jolly
.jpg) Treesa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 2003[1] Cherupuzha, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pullela Gopichand Arun Vishnu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 14 January 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 20 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 6 October 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Treesa Jolly (born 27 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. With her doubles partner Gayatri Gopichand, she has won bronze medals at the 2026 World Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3][4] She was a member of the women's team that won the 2024 Asia Team Championships.[5]
Early life
[edit]Treesa was born on 27 May 2003 in Cherupuzha in Kannur district of Kerala. Her father, Jolly Mathew, was a physical education teacher and volleyball coach for a local school team.[6] Her mother, Daisy Jolly, is a teacher. It was under her father that Treesa first started training in badminton.[7] She started training in badminton at the age of five, and after winning various age-group championships, she left home at the age of 13 to undergo specialist training under Dr. Anil Ramachandran, Director of Sports, Kannur University.[6] After a strong performance in the Khelo India Youth Games, Treesa joined the Gopichand Badminton Academy in early 2020 and switched to doubles with Gayatri Gopichand.[8] She is part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.[9]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India |  Gayatri Gopichand |
 Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
21–18, 13–21, 8–21 |  Bronze |
[3] |
Commonwealth Games
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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 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
| 2025 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Gayatri Gopichand |
 Kaho Osawa Mai Tanabe |
17–21, 21–13, 21–15 | 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 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]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 |
| 2026 | Philippine International | Gayatri Gopichand |
Miki Kanehiro Yuna Kato |
16–21, 21–4, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Turkey International | Hariharan Amsakarunan |
M. Nawaf Khoiriyansyah Nahya Muhyifa |
21–14, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | Times of India Sports Awards | Badminton Player of the Year Female | Nominated | [12] |
| 2026 | Arjuna Award | Badminton (for 2025) | Won | [13] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Treesa JOLLY | Profile". BWF.
- 1 2 "Treesa Jolly". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022.
- 1 2 Nalwala, Ali Asgar (22 August 2026). "BWF World Championships 2026: Treesa-Gayatri settle for bronze after semi-final loss against defending champions". Olympics.
- ↑ "CWG 2022: India's Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand pair claim bronze in women's doubles". Telangana Today. 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Indian women beat Thailand 3-2 in final, clinch historic gold". The Hindu. 18 February 2024.
- 1 2 D'Cunha, Zenia (23 September 2022). "From mud courts in Cherupuzha to CWG medals in Birmingham – Treesa Jolly's fascinating journey". ESPN.
- ↑ "പുളിങ്ങോം ഗ്രാമത്തിന് അർജുന തിളക്കം; ബാഡ്മിൻ്റൺ കോർട്ടിൽ ചരിത്രമെഴുതി ട്രീസ ജോളി". ETV Bharat (in Malayalam). 18 August 2026.
- ↑ Rajan, Adwaidh (1 April 2022). "Overcoming odds, shuttler Treesa Jolly aims to be best in her sport". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Jolly good story: Treesa, India's new kid on the badminton block". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2021.
- ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". BWF. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". BWF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "TOISA 2024: Badminton Aces Among the Nominees". The Times of India. 15 February 2025. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ "National Sports Awards 2025 announced: Tejaswin Shankar, Treesa Jolly among Arjuna awardees". Firstpost. 18 August 2026.
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External links
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- Treesa Jolly at BWFBadminton.com
- Treesa Jolly at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Treesa Jolly at InterSportStats
- Living people
- 2003 births
- People from Kannur district
- Sportspeople from Kerala
- Sportswomen from Kerala
- Indian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2026 Asian Games
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Indian national badminton champions
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- 21st-century Indian sportswomen
