In Badminton, Indian shuttler Tanvi Sharma advanced into the semifinals of Syed Modi International Badminton tournament in Lucknow today. The 16 year old defeated Sin Yan Happy Lo of Hong Kong by 21-13, 21-19, in quarterfinals. This win, followed by her massive upset in the second round against the former world champion Nozomi Okuhara.

 

Following her, Unnati Hooda also reached the semi-finals with a three-game 21-15, 13-21, 21-16 win against Rakshitha Ramraj in an all-Indian quarterfinal. On the other hand, the new Indian mixed doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Hariharan Amsakarunan also reached the semi-finals in Lucknow. They defeated the Australian pairing of Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu in straight games, 21-18, 21-14, to reach their maiden semi-final on the tour.