Treesa Jolly is an Indian badminton player who has qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She mainly competes in women’s doubles and mixed doubles events.
Wiki/Biography
Treesa Jolly was born on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 in Pulingome Village, Cherupuzha, Kerala State (age 19, 2022). Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father, Jolly Mathew Thaickal, is a former physical education teacher and volleyball coach. Her mother, Daisy Joseph, was a teacher. She has an older sister, Mariya Jolly, who is a badminton player.
Treesa Jolly with her parents and sister
Profession
At the age of 7, she participated in the U-10 State Championships in Kannur, Kerala. She performed better in doubles than singles at nationals, so she decided to move into the doubles category for the competition. In an interview, she said of the incident,
In singles, I did well at the state level, but at the national level, I only made it to the semifinals once or twice a year, no consistency. I was better in doubles. “
To continue her badminton training, she joined Prela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad in 2020. At the academy, her coach Arun Vishnu and former Indian badminton player Prela Gopichand paired her with Gayatri Gopichand (a badminton player) in the women’s doubles competition. Teresa subsequently performed with Gayatri in many national and international competitions. The pair was successful and they won several women’s doubles medals for India.
Teresa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand
Treesa has participated in various badminton competitions such as:
- 2018: Kerala Junior State Ranking Badminton Championships held at Sulthan Bathery
- 2022: Perodua Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2022: Totalenergies BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2022: Yonex Swiss Open, Basel, Switzerland
- 2022: Yonex All England Badminton Open, Birmingham, UK
- 2022: Yonex advances to German Open, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- 2022: Odisha Open, Cuttack, India
- 2022: Syed Modi India International, Lucknow, India
- 2022: Yonex Sunrise India Open, New Delhi, India
Treesa Jolly during one of her games
Her coaches are Jolly Mathew Thaickal (Treesa Jolly’s father), Anil Ramachandran and Arun Vishnu. Her dominant hand in the game is correct.
medal
gold
- 2018: Kerala Junior State Junior Ranking Badminton Championships
- 2021: Infosys International Challenge
- 2021: India International Challenge (Women’s Doubles), Gayathri Gopichand
- 2022: Super 100 Odisha Open (Women’s Doubles) with Gayathri Gopichand
silver
- 2021: Poland International (Women’s Doubles) with Gayatri Gopichand
- 2021: Wales International (Women’s Doubles) with Gayatri Gopichand
- 2022: Syed Modi International (Women’s Doubles) Super 300 with Gayatri Gopichand
- 2022: Super 100 Odisha Open (Mixed Doubles) with Arjun MR
Treesa Jolly wins silver medal at Odisha Open 2022
bronze
- 2021: U-19 International Junior Grand Prix, Pune
Facts/Trivia
- At the age of 5, she started badminton training. Her father, a physical education teacher, started her initial training. She trained under her father for almost six years before his father decided to continue her professional training. During her first few years of training, she competed in women’s doubles with her sister. In an interview, she talked about her badminton career. she says,
When I started this sport, almost no one in our village played it. When my father started encouraging my sister and me to play badminton, many people doubted him. Many people think it has no use and no one in our area would make a career out of it. But my father ignored it and kept training us and supporting us. “
- In 2022, she talked about her future goals in an interview with reporters. she says,
In terms of career goals, I am now more focused on doubles, with the goal of qualifying for the next Olympics in 2024. Even though I had a scholarship from the athletic department, there were still a lot of financial difficulties. My dad had to quit his job to help my career because he couldn’t focus on both things at the same time. But the fact that we’ve come this far gives us confidence. I am so grateful to my parents and family. “
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education