In the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament, India`s Tharun Mannepalli has sealed the semi-final berth of the men`s singles category.

He battled out a difficult game against China`s Hu Zhe, which lasted for 75 minutes. The 47th-ranked Indian athlete registered a win by 21-12 13-21 21-18 over his Chinese opponent.

The victory also helped him mark his first semi-final appearance at the BWF Super 300 event. Earlier, he registered a win over Hong Kong`s Lee Cheuk Yiu to enter the quarter-final of the ongoing event. Mannepalli defeated Yiu by 15, 19-21, 21-14, 22-20 in a clash that lasted for over an hour.