Binns Battles To Malmo Semis

Welshman Jethro Binns ended the run of local hero Andre Wikstrom in the men's quarter-finals of the Malmo Open when he became the only unseeded player to reach the semi-finals of the PSA Tour event at Bellevuestadion in Malmo.

The 22-year-old from Abergavenny, a student at Loughborough University in England, beat the Swede 11-1, 11-5, 11-5 and will now face France's Romain Tenant for a place in the final.

Second seed Tenant beat Denmark's Morten W Sorensen 11-9, 11-7, 11-10 (3-1).

Swedish interest was also extinguished in the women's WISPA World Tour event when Anna-Carin Forstadius went down 9-2, 4-9, 9-4, 9-3 to fourth seed Lotte Eriksen. Now leading Scandinavian hopes in Malmo, the Norwegian takes on England's second seed Kirsty McPhee in the semi-finals.

Men's quarter-finals:
[1] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [Q] Eddie Charlton (ENG) 11-4, 10-11 (0-2), 11-3, 11-3
[4] Joan Lezaud (FRA) bt [7] David Vidal (ESP) 6-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8
Jethro Binns (WAL) bt [Q] Andre Wikstrom (SWE) 11-1, 11-5, 11-5
[2] Romain Tenant (FRA) bt Morten W Sorensen (DEN) 11-9, 11-7, 11-10 (3-1)

Women's quarter-finals:
[1] Laura Mylotte (IRL) bt [7] Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 9-5, 4-9, 10-8, 9-3
[3] Deon Saffery (ENG) bt [8] Sarah Bowles (ENG) 3-9, 10-8, 9-4, 9-3
[4] Lotte Eriksen (NOR) bt [5] Anna-Carin Forstadius (SWE) 9-2, 4-9, 9-4, 9-3
[2] Kirsty McPhee (ENG) bt [6] Selina Sinclair (ENG) 9-2, 9-1, 9-3