Badminton – Odense – Badminton champion Yvonne Li is defeated in the semifinals – Sport

Odense (dpa / lnw) – The two-time German badminton champion Yvonne Li missed the final of the Danish Open. The 22-year-old from SC Union Lüdinghausen was defeated on Saturday in the semi-finals at the World Tour tournament in Odense, which is endowed with 750,000 US dollars, against the Spanish Olympic champion Carolina Marin with 17:21, 11:21. For Yvonne Li, reaching the semifinals is her greatest international success to date.

The German mixed with Mark Lamsfuß and Isabel Herttrich is also in the semi-finals. The duo will meet the second seeded Englishmen Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith. The Danish Open is the first top tournament in world badminton since the Corona interruption in early March. According to an announcement by the world association this week, it will also be the last tournament on the World Tour this year.