Result: Irish badminton player Scott Evans loses in quarter-finals

Scott Evans of Ireland competes against Gergely Krausz of Hungary in the Badminton Men's Singles Group A match during day twelve of the Baku 2015 European Games at the Baku Sports Hall on June 24, 2015
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Number one seed Scott Evans loses to Danish player Emil Holst in the quarter-finals of the men's singles competition at the European Games in Baku.

Irish badminton player Scott Evans has lost to Denmark's Emil Holst in the quarter-finals of the men's singles competition at the European Games in Baku.

Evans, the tournament's top seed, lost two games 21-17 21-14.

The Irishman had a lead of five points in the first game but still went on to lose.

Number eight seed Holst will now face German Dieter Domke in tomorrow's semi-final.

Scott Evans of Ireland competes against Gergely Krausz of Hungary in the Badminton Men's Singles Group A match during day twelve of the Baku 2015 European Games at the Baku Sports Hall on June 24, 2015
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