Saarbrucken: India's Subhankar Dey entered the semi-final while senior pro Parupalli Kashyap lost his Last eight encounter at the SaarLorLux Open Badminton Championship yesterday.

Subhankar beat seventh seeded Englishman Toby Penty 21-16, 21-9 in only 32 minutes. However Kashyap lost his quarter-final against France's Toma Junior Popov 16-21, 18-21 inside 38 minutes. In the women's singles quarter-final, Sayali Rane lost her match against Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 14-21, 9-21.