Shuttler Manjunath settles for silver

India shuttler Mithun Manjunath

India shuttler Mithun Manjunath settled for a silver medal after losing to home favourite Toma Junior Popov in the men's singles final of the Orleans Masters 2022 badminton tournament here on Sunday.

Playing in his first BWF final, the 79th-ranked Indian shuttler lost to the World No.32 Frenchman 11-21, 19-21 in 50 minutes at the Palais des Sports arena. This was the first meeting between the two players.

Manjunath, 23, began the match cautiously as both players were tied at six-all. However, Junior, the defending champion, used his reach to good effect and went into the break leading 11-6. From there on, it was one-way traffic as the Indian failed to counter a series of smashes.

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