Japan Masters 2026: Treesa, Gayatri knocked out in round of 16; Hariharan, Arjun also lose
India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela in action against Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan at the Japan Masters. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela in action against Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan at the Japan Masters. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
The Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were knocked out in the round of 16 of Japan Masters 2026, losing 21-14, 21-14 to Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi from Japan, here on Thursday.
World Championships bronze medallists Treesa and Gayatri had won the round-of-32 match against Japan’s Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita 21-17, 21-14 in 42 minutes. And despite a valiant attempt to make a comeback in the round of 16 clash, the pair was eliminated in straight games in about 40 minutes.
The pre-quarterfinal clash of women’s doubles was a tale of contrasting games. The first game saw Iwanaga and Nakanishi dominate proceedings, earning six consecutive points and ultimately winning the game.
In the second game, Treesa and Gayatri clawed back into the match, earning four consecutive points and dominating 5-1 in the beginning. The tight contest remained level till 14-14, following which the Japanese pair sealed the contest with seven consecutive points.
Earlier in the day, the campaign of another Indian duo came to an end when Hariharan Amsakarunan and M. R. Arjun were lost their men’s doubles match in the round of 16. Amsakarunan and Arjun, who had sailed past former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the previous round, locked horns with the 2021 Worlds champion, Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi, from Japan.
This time, the local stars had the last laugh winning the match 21-14, 21-14 in just over 30 minutes.
Published on Nov 12, 2026
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