Sr National Badminton: M. Raghu Shocks Top Seed Sathish Kumar to Reach Men's Singles Final

Sr National Badminton: M. Raghu upsets top seed Sathish Kumar to reach men’s singles final

23 Dec, 2024 11:09 PM

M. Raghu upsets top seed Sathish Kumar to reach men’s singles final of the 86th Senior National Badminton Championship in Bengaluru on Monday. Photo credit: BAI

Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) Unseeded M. Raghu upset top seed and Guwahati Masters winner Sathish Kumar K. to set up a men’s singles summit clash with former champion Mithun Manjunath in the 86th Senior National Badminton Championship here on Monday. Raghu defeated Sathish 21-17, 21-17 in the semifinal while Manjunath ended the run of Roshan Chouhan 21-15, 21-13.

The women’s final will witness 13th seed Devika Sihag face off against 12th seed Shriyanshi Valishetty. Devika defeated Adarshini Shri NB 21-13, 21-10 while Shriyanshi got the better of Tasnim Mir 25-23, 21-13.

In women’s doubles, defending champions Shruti Mishra and Priya Devi Konjengbam will face second seeds Arathi Sara Sunil and Varshini VS in the final.

Shruti will be in line for a double crown after she also reached the mixed doubles final alongside Ayush Agarwal. The unseeded pair defeated the experienced Shivam Sharma and Poorvisha S Ram 21-16, 21-19.

They will face 8th seeds Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani in the final. The men’s doubles final will see top seeds Naveen P and Lokesh V take on youngsters Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat.

Courtesy Media Group: IANS

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