Indian badminton player Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, ranked 64th, stunned world no. 2 Anders Antonsen at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament, winning in three games. The Indian women's doubles team of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also advanced to the semifinals. Other Indian players Isharani Baruah and Anupama Upadhyaya faced tough losses in their matches.
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