Thailand GP Gold: Saina in semifinals

Top seed and world number five Saina Nehwal was the only Indian to make the semifinal grade of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after all the three men’s singles players had to bite the dust.

Saina defeated local girl and eight seed Sapsiree Taerattanachi 21-10, 22-20 to set up a semifinal clash against 3^rd seed Porntip Buranaprasertsuk for a place in the summit clash.

Results (quarterfinals)

Men’s singles:

12-Sourabh Verma lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia) 21-16, 21-13

B Sai Praneeth lost to Chen Yuekun (China) 21-15, 21-17

Sameer Verma lost to Huan Gao (China) 21-16, 21-13

Women’s singles:

1-Saina Nehwal bt Sapsiree Taerattanachi 21-10, 22-20