India’s Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar beat compatriot Tharun Mannepalli in the final to win the Odisha Masters 2024 badminton men’s singles title in Cuttack on Sunday.

World No. 78 Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar, 21, downed Tharun Mannepalli, 68th in the badminton rankings, 21-18, 21-16 in 43 minutes to claim his BWF Tour Super 100 crown.

Earlier, Tharun Mannepalli beat defending men’s singles champion Sathish Karunakaran, seeded sixth, in the semi-finals. Sathish Karunakaran claimed the Guwahati Masters title last week. Third seed Kiran George, meanwhile, did not get past the second round.

Odisha Masters 2024 badminton: Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar wins men’s singles title