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    Gayatri Gopichand
    Personal information
    Full nameGayatri Gopichand Pullela
    CountryIndia
    Born (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 22)
    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
    Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
    Weight56 kg (123 lb)
    HandednessRight
    CoachPullela Gopichand
    Arun Vishnu
    Women's doubles
    Highest ranking9 (with Treesa Jolly, 14 January 2025)
    Current ranking10 (with Treesa Jolly, 15 April 2025)
    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 and a member of the national team.[1] She is the daughter of former shuttlers P. V. V. Lakshmi and Pullela Gopichand.[2] She won the gold in the team event and the silver at the doubles event during the 2019 South Asian Games.[3] Gopichand won the silver in the mixed team and bronze in the doubles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] She 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]

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
    2024 BWF Awards Best Dressed Female Won [6]
    2025 Times of India Sports Awards Badminton Player of the Year Female Nominated [7]

    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,[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 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

    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. ^ "BWF Awards 2024: India's Gayatri Gopichand Pullela Adjudged Best Dressed Shuttler - Watch". Outlook India. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
    7. ^ "TOISA 2024: Badminton Aces Among the Nominees". The Times of India. 18 February 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
    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.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayatri_Gopichand

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