Summary
They lost the first game but came back strong and won the next two games.
Because they won, they will get a special prize called a medal.
Key Points
4 points1
India’s pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the match.
2
They beat the world number four Chinese team.
3
The match scores were 16‑21, 21‑15, 21‑13.
4
Their win puts India into the semifinals for a chance at a medal.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsupset
when a weaker team beats a stronger team
semifinals
the round before the final match
medal
a special award for finishing near the top
smash
a very hard hit in badminton
rally
a long back‑and‑forth exchange of hits
net
the thin cloth that the shuttle must go over
cross‑court
hitting the shuttle from one side of the court to the opposite side
momentum
when a player gets stronger and wins many points in a row
seed
a ranking that shows how good a team is expected to be
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