Summary:
Cuttack, Jan 28 (PTI) Kiran George upset third seed Subhankar Dey to advance to the men"s singles semifinals while in-form shuttler Malvika Bansod also cruised to the last four round in the women"s event at the Odisha Open badminton tournament here on Friday.
The unseeded Kiran eked out a hard-fought 21-16 10-21 21-19 win over the higher ranked Subhankar, who was the last remaining seed in the men"s singles event.
The 21-year-old Indian will meet compatriot Ansal Yadav, who beat qualifier Tharun Mannepalli 21-15 23-21, in the semifinals on Saturday.
The other men"s singles semifinal match on Saturday will be played between Priyanshu Rajawat and Kaushal Dharmamer.
Rajawat beat unseeded Mithun Manjunath, who had stunned seventh seed June Wei Cheam of Malaysia on Thursday, 13-21, 21-14 21-8 in 51 minutes in the quarterfinals.
Dharmamer defeated Abhyansh Singh 14-21 21-18 21-18 in another men"s singles quarterfinal match.