After losing to home favourite Toma Junior Popov in the final of the Orleans Masters 2022 men's singles event in France on Sunday, Mithun Manjunath had to settle for a silver medal. In his maiden BWF final, 79th-ranked Indian shuttler fell 21-11, 21-19 in 50 minutes to the world No. 32 Frenchman.

A host of Indian shuttlers progressed to the pre-quarters of the Orleans Masters Super 100 badminton tournament on Wednesday. While Kiran George beat the Netherland's Mark Caljouw 19-21, 21-16, 23-21, qualifier Meiraba got rid of eighth seed Toby Penty of England 21-16, 21-16 in straight games.

Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma is perturbed owing to the lack of financial support for participating in international tournaments and said that it is a huge burden. The ace shuttler had won the Senior Nationals Title in Guwahati last week and it was his third title in the competition over the years.

After putting up a valiant performance throughout the Orleans Masters, India’s Sameer Verma has lost his semi-final encounter against Holland’s Mark Caljouw 21-18, 13-21, 12-21. The Indian was the only hope alive for India after Parupalli Kashyap had already lost his battle in the quarter-finals.