Arnaud Merkle into QF overcoming the 8th seed

Down 13-19 in the deciding game, Vladimir Malkov reeled off 8 of 9 points to earn a match point at 21-20. Arnaud however had the one last push to triumph over the veteran — ranked 36 places above him in the world — for a place in the quarterfinal. Don t forget to catch Court 1 and Court 2 LIVE actions of 56 Portuguese International Championships 2021 at https://www.badmintoneurope.tv #welivebadminton