India's Anahat Singh reached the Silicon Valley Open semifinals in Redwood City, California, after beating Egypt's Salma Hany in five games on October 22. The official women's draw records the quarterfinal score as 4-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-2, 11-5. Singh had trailed two games to one before winning the last two.
In the previous round, Singh defeated Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, also recorded in the same draw. The tournament's 2026 player information lists El Sherbini as an eight-time world champion and a world No. 3 entrant. PTI reported that this is Singh's first semifinal at a PSA Gold event.
Singh is scheduled to play Sivasangari Subramaniam in the semifinal on October 23, according to the same draw. The tournament schedule lists the finals for October 24.
