Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma reaches Bitburger Open final
Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma defeated Denmark's Anders Antonsen 21-15, 21-18 in the semifinal stage of the Bitburger Open on Saturday. The 23-year-old, who reached the finals of the last three tournaments he played in, winning one, will face China's Yuqi Shi on Sunday. Elsewhere, Sourabh's younger brother Sameer crashed out of the $120,000 tournament in the other semifinal tie.