However, the line judge declared the shuttlecock out. The results were revised by the umpire, so the score was 21-21.
Christo Popov had protested strongly against umpire, and had also been cranky about delaying the match. Umpire finally gave a yellow card to Christo.
Christo Popov shouted by his father who is also as coach, to remain calm. Christo was finally able to win the third game with a score of 25-23.
Christo Popov meeting Israeli player Misha Zilberman in semifinal. In the previous two meetings, Christo always beaten Misha.
Misha Zilberman in the quarter-finals won in a fierce duel against Felix Burestedt which ended 17-21, 21-14, 21-19.
Seeded number 1 from Spain, Carolina Marin, won without difficulty over Kristin Kuuba in the quarter-finals which ended with a score of 21-10, 21-10.
Marin met the 5th seed from Great Britain, Kirsty Gilmour, in semifinal. Meeting record was dominated by Marin who won 9-2 over Gilmour.
Kirsty Gilmour in the quarter-finals won hard over the 2015 European Games champion, Line Kjaersfeldt.
