Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod has advanced into the last eight of the BWF Super 1000 China Open tournament, defeating Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland in the women’s singles round of 16 tie, on Thursday. Facing the world no.25, Bansod stood tall and produced a commanding victory, winning 2-1 (21-17, 19-21, 21-16). Following her big upset yesterday where Bansod defeated Paris Olympics bronze medalist Gregoria Tunjung of Indonesia, Bansod has once again defeated a higher-ranking opponent in Gilmour. With this win, she becomes the first Indian women’s singles shuttler after Saina Nehwal and P.V Sindhu to advance to the last eight of a Super 1000 tournament. Gilmour started the game on the front foot, racing into an 11-5 lead in game one, but Bansod fought back and took 16 of the next 22 points, winning the first game 21-17 and taking a 1-0 lead. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 🔥🔥🔥 Another victory against a higher ranked opponent for Malvika Bansod, this time she gets past world no.2️⃣5️⃣ Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 in the China Open Super 1000 Series …