China duo reach women’s doubles final

In the women’s doubles semi-final of the 2026 Badminton World Championships, the Chinese pair Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning came from behind to defeat the home team duo T. Jolly and G. Gopichand, advancing to the women’s doubles final.

In the first game, both sides were evenly matched at the start. The Chinese duo once led 12–7, but the Indian pair caught up continuously, narrowing the gap. The two sides battled until the end of the game, but after leading 18–16, the Chinese team was overtaken by a 5-point streak from their opponents, losing the first game 18–21.

In the second game, the early stage was also closely contested with little difference in scores. After reaching 12-all, the Chinese duo stepped up their play and scored eight consecutive points to reach game point first, eventually winning the game 21–13.

In the deciding game, both sides were briefly tied at the start. Subsequently, the Chinese team scored consecutively to widen the gap. In the end, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning won comfortably with 21–8, coming from behind to defeat the Indian duo 2–1 and advance to the women’s doubles final.