Sports Reporter
INDIA’S Malvika Bansod continued her dream run at the US Open Super 300 Badminton Tournament with another shocking win over a better ranked opponent to make it to the semi-finals.
In the quarter-final, Nagpur’s shocked Scotland’s Kristy Gilmour in a thrilling three-game match to advance to the women’s singles last four battle. The semis berth also assured Malvika of at least a bronze medal.
The 22-year-old southpaw, ranked 49th, once again rallied back brilliantly to register a 10-21, 21-15, 21-10 win over Kristy, a 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist.
This was Malvika’s back to back come-from-behind
victory after she defeated Czech Republic’s Tereza Svabikova
2-1 in the last 16 battle.
According to reports, Malvika had defeated Kristy at the Hylo Open in 2022
when the Scot shuttler had retired in the second game
due to an injury. The Indian
had lost twice to Kristy in the past.
Malvika, who had won the Azerbaijan International
challenge this year, will
face sixth seeded Japanese Natsuki Nidaira in the last
four battle.