Treesa Jolly

Treesa Jolly
Treesa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Born (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 23)
Cherupuzha, Kerala, India
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byPullela Gopichand
Arun Vishnu
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 14 January 2025)
Current ranking18 (with Gayatri Gopichand, 13 October 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 New DelhiWomen's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamWomen's doubles
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 DubaiMixed team
Asian Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 SelangorWomen's team

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. She was a member of the women's team that won the 2024 Asia Team Championships.

Early life

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. Her mother, Daisy Jolly, is a teacher. It was under her father that Treesa first started training in badminton. 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. 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. She is part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India India Gayatri Gopichand China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning		 21–18, 13–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

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 Gayatri Gopichand (India).

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England India Gayatri Gopichand Australia Chen Hsuan-yu
Australia Gronya Somerville		 21–15, 21–18 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Gayatri Gopichand Malaysia Anna Cheong
Malaysia Teoh Mei Xing		 12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 India Gayatri Gopichand India Sanyogita Ghorpade
India Shruti Mishra		 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Gayatri Gopichand China Bao Lijing
China Li Qian		 21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Syed Modi International Super 300 India Gayatri Gopichand Japan Kaho Osawa
Japan Mai Tanabe		 17–21, 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 India Arjun M. R. Sri Lanka Sachin Dias
Sri Lanka Thilini Hendahewa		 16–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge / Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Polish International India Gayatri Gopichand France Margot Lambert
France Anne Tran		 10–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 India International Challenge India Gayatri Gopichand India Tanisha Crasto
India Rutaparna Panda		 23–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Welsh International India Gayatri Gopichand France Margot Lambert
France Anne Tran		 20–22, 21–17, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain International Challenge India Gayatri Gopichand Indonesia Lanny Tria Mayasari
Indonesia Ribka Sugiarto		 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2026 Philippine International India Gayatri Gopichand Japan Miki Kanehiro
Japan Yuna Kato		 16–21, 21–4, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2025 Turkey International India Hariharan Amsakarunan Indonesia M. Nawaf Khoiriyansyah
Indonesia Nahya Muhyifa		 21–14, 18–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangladesh Junior International United States Ruhi Raju 21–15, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai Junior International India Tasnim Mir 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Junior International India Varshini Vishwanath Sri India Tanisha Crasto
India Aditi Bhatt		 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangladesh Junior International India Manav Raj Sumith Bangladesh Gourab Singha
Bangladesh Urmi Akter		 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

Year Award Category Result Ref
2025 Times of India Sports Awards Badminton Player of the Year Female Nominated
2026 Arjuna Award Badminton (for 2025) Won

References

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  2. 1 2 "Treesa Jolly". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "CWG 2022: India's Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand pair claim bronze in women's doubles". Telangana Today. 8 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Indian women beat Thailand 3-2 in final, clinch historic gold". The Hindu. 18 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 D'Cunha, Zenia (23 September 2022). "From mud courts in Cherupuzha to CWG medals in Birmingham – Treesa Jolly's fascinating journey". ESPN.
  7. ↑ "പുളിങ്ങോം ഗ്രാമത്തിന് അർജുന തിളക്കം; ബാഡ്മിൻ്റൺ കോർട്ടിൽ ചരിത്രമെഴുതി ട്രീസ ജോളി". ETV Bharat (in Malayalam). 18 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Rajan, Adwaidh (1 April 2022). "Overcoming odds, shuttler Treesa Jolly aims to be best in her sport". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Jolly good story: Treesa, India's new kid on the badminton block". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". BWF. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  11. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". BWF. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "TOISA 2024: Badminton Aces Among the Nominees". The Times of India. 15 February 2025. ISSN 0971-8257.
  13. ↑ "National Sports Awards 2025 announced: Tejaswin Shankar, Treesa Jolly among Arjuna awardees". Firstpost. 18 August 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)