Badminton: Susan Egelstaff wins through to quarter-finals

SCOTLAND'S Susan Egelstaff, the No 8 seed, cruised through to the quarter-finals with a 21-12, 21-8 win over Portugal's Telma Santos at the Yonex European Badminton Championships at the MEN Arena in Manchester yesterday.

The Bank of Scotland International Champion is now just one win away from a women's singles medal – but standing in her path is the All-England Champion and world No 9, Tine Rasmussen.

"Tine is obviously playing really well at the moment and is going to be the strong favourite," said Egelstaff, the world No 28. "I've only her once and I lost, but that was several years ago.

I'm looking forward to taking on another big name."

In the women's doubles, Emma Mason and Imogen Bankier also made it through to the last eight. The Yonex Scottish Champions beat Belgium's Steffi Annys and Severine Corvilain 21-13, 21-12 in the first round and then overcame Swiss pair Marion Gruber and Sabrina Jaquet 21-11, 21-18. They now face

Russian No 2 seeds, Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova.