Rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod progressed to the semifinals of the the Hylo Open, defeating higher-ranked Thed uy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam in Saarbrucken, Germany on Friday. (More Badminton News)
Sixth seed Malvika Bansod will next face Denmark's Julie Dawall Jakobsen in the women's singles semi-finals, while Ayush Shetty will meet fourth seed Christo Popov of France
Rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod progressed to the semifinals of the the Hylo Open, defeating higher-ranked Thed uy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam in Saarbrucken, Germany on Friday. (More Badminton News)
Malvika, seeded sixth in the women's singles category, outwitted her opponent, seeded fourth, 21-15 21-17 in quarterfinal clash.
Malvika will next face eighth seed Denmark's Julie Dawall Jakobsen in the semifinals.
Among other Indians, Ayush Shetty beat Finlland's Kalle Koljoen 21-18 21-18 to enter the men's singles semifinals.
He will next play fourth seed Christo Popov of France in the semifinals.