Sameer into Swiss Open semis, Kashyap into Vienna semis
Indian shuttler Sameer Verma advanced to the Swiss Open semifinals after defeating former world number two Japan's Kento Momota. Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap defeated seventh seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark to enter the semifinals of the Austrian Open International Challenge. Kashyap will now face fifth seed Raul Must of Estonia, while Verma will face Kantaphon Wangcharoen next.