M Raghu upsets top seed Sathish Kumar to reach men’s singles final

86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament

M Raghu at the Senior Nationals Badminton on Monday.

Khel Today Bureau

Bengaluru: Unseeded M Raghu upset top seed and Guwahati Masters winner Sathish Kumar K to set up a men’s singles summit clash against former champion Mithun Manjunath in the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament 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.

Arathi Sara Sunil & Varshini VS from the Womens Doubles in Senior Nationals Badminton.

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.

Rohan Kapoor & Ruthvika Shivani in action at the Senior Nationals Badminton.

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.

Naveen P & Lokesh V at the Mens Doubles in Senior Nationals Badminton.