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Gayatri Gopichand

Gayatri Gopichand
Personal information
Full nameGayatri Gopichand Pullela
CountryIndia
Born (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachPullela Gopichand
Arun Vishnu
Women's doubles
Career title(s)2
Highest ranking11 (with Treesa Jolly, December 2024)
Current ranking11 (with Treesa Jolly, December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Selangor Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pokhara Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pokhara Women's singles
BWF profile

Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (born 4 March 2003) is an Indian badminton player.[1] She is the daughter of former badminton players P. V. V. Lakshmi and Pullela Gopichand.[2] She was part of the team that clinched the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games. She also won a silver in the women's singles.[3] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won a silver in the mixed team and bronze in the women's doubles categories.[4] Gopichand became the first Indian women's doubles player to make the semi-finals of All England Open, 21 years after her father's victory.[5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

The six medallists in the women's badminton doubles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Left to right: Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand (India).

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England India Treesa Jolly Australia Chen Hsuan-yu
Australia Gronya Somerville
21–15, 21–18 Bronze Bronze [4]

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal India Ashmita Chaliha 18–21, 23–25 Silver Silver [3]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Treesa Jolly Malaysia Anna Cheong
Malaysia Teoh Mei Xing
12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 India Treesa Jolly India Sanyogita Ghorpade
India Shruti Mishra
21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Treesa Jolly China Bao Lijing
China Li Qian
21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge / Series (1 title, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Nepal International India Malvika Bansod 14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Polish International India Treesa Jolly France Margot Lambert
France Anne Tran
10–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 India International Challenge India Treesa Jolly India Tanisha Crasto
India Rutaparna Panda
23–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Welsh International India Treesa Jolly France Margot Lambert
France Anne Tran
20–22, 21–17, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain International Challenge India Treesa Jolly Indonesia Lanny Tria Mayasari
Indonesia Ribka Sugiarto
18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 India International Challenge India K. Sai Pratheek India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India Tanisha Crasto
16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2024 BWF Awards Best Dressed Female Won [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rozario, Rayan (1 February 2018). "Gayatri Gopichand showing signs of a champion". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Pullela Gopichand's daughter Gayatri included in badminton squad for Asian Games". New Indian Express. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Nalwala, Ali Asgar (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022 badminton: Kidambi Srikanth, Gayatri-Treesa duo win bronze medals". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Badminton in her blood". Deccan Chronicle. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "BWF Awards 2024: India's Gayatri Gopichand Pullela Adjudged Best Dressed Shuttler - Watch". Outlook India. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.