In Swiss Open Badminton, Indian shuttlers Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be up against the top-seeded Chinese pair of Sheng Shu Liu and Tan Ning in Women’s doubles semi-finals at Basel, Switzerland this evening. match is scheduled to begin at 5:10 PM, Indian Time.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa and Gayatri defeated Hong Kong China’s eighth-seeded pair Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam 21-18, 21-14, in the quarterfinal yesterday. The Indian duo wrapped up the win in just 44 minutes.
Meanwhile, in Men’s singles, India’s Sankar Subramanian’s dream run ended following a straight-games loss to Frenchman Christo Popov 21-10, 21-14 in the quarterfinals. All other Indian players have already bowed out of championship after losing their pre-quarterfinal matches.