Hylo Open badminton: Malvika, Ayush enter semifinals

Germany: Emerging shuttler Malvika Bansod, along with Ayush Shetty, enters the semifinals of the Hylo Open here on Friday, reports PTI.

Malvika defeated higher-ranked Thed uy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam. She, seeded sixth in the women's singles category, outwitted her opponent, seeded fourth, 21-15 21-17 in a quarterfinal clash.

She will next face eighth seed Denmark's Julie Dawall Jakobsen in the semifinals.

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.