GB women cruise past Malaysia to reach semi-finals

Great Britain women cruised past Malaysia 8-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic qualifiers in Valencia.

Hannah French, Tess Howard and Giselle Ansley all scored twice as GB claimed a comfortable victory to finish second in Group B.

Izzy Petter and Sarah Jones also netted, while Nur Azhar scored a consolation for Malaysia.

Victory means GB will face the winners of Group A on 18 January for a place in the final.

GB women won Olympic gold in Rio in 2016 and bronze at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

They will qualify for Paris 2024 if they reach the final, but they would also reach this year's Games if they were to lose the semi-final but win the third-place play-off.