Mithun annexes Bangladesh crown

Bengaluru: Second seed Mithun Manjunath of Karnataka annexed the Bangladesh International Challenge 2022 badminton title, defeating sixth seed Priyanshu Rajawat in the final in Dhaka recently.Mithun, 24, who works for South-eastern Railway and trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bengaluru, dropped the second game in a tense title decider before prevailing 21-12, 16-21, 21-9 in 52 minutes.Second seed Aakarshi Kashyap won the women's crown, beating Ashmita Chaliha 21-15, 21-13. Results: Men: Final: 2-Mithun Manjunath (Ind) bt 6-Priyanshu Rajawat (Ind) 21-12, 16-21, 21-9. Semis: bt 4-Kiran George (Ind) 21-12, 18-21, 21-9. Quarters: bt 5-Soong Joo Ven (Mas) 21-13, 21-15. Women: Final: 2-Aakarshi Kashyap (Ind) bt 6-Ashmita Chaliha (Ind) 21-15, 21-13.