Arctic Open 2025: Anmol enters maiden BWF Super 500 semifinals; Kapila-Crasto bow out in QF
India’s Anmol Kharb entered her maiden BWF Super 500 semifinals after beating Amalie Schulz in the women’s singles quarterfinal at the Arctic Open 2025 tournament in Vantaa, Finland, on Friday.
The Indian, currently 62nd in the women’s singles BWF rankings, beat the Danish world No. 63 21-15, 21-14 in just 36 minutes to progress.
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Her deepest run in a BWF Tour tournament was a runner-up finish at the Guwahati Masters Super 100 last year.
She will face either top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan or another Danish shuttler, eighth seed Mia Blichfeldt, for a place in the final.
Meanwhile, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto bowed out after losing to Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin. The Chinese duo, the 2025 World Championships silver medallists, beat the Indian pair 21-7, 21-10 in just 25 minutes.
Published on Oct 10, 2025