Mithun Manjunath

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Mithun Manjunath
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26)
Karnataka, India
HandednessRight
Men's Singles
Highest ranking33 (3 January 2023)
Current ranking43 (8 August 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
BWF profile

Mithun Manjunath (born 28 June 1998) is an Indian badminton player. [1] He became the Indian National Badminton Champion in men's singles in 2023. [2]

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Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [4]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Flag of France.svg Toma Junior Popov 11–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2022 (I) India International Flag of India.svg Meiraba Luwang Maisnam 14–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 (III)India International Flag of India.svg Sourabh Verma 18–21, 21–17, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Priyanshu Rajawat 21–12, 16–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 (II)India International Flag of India.svg B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj 13–5 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Mithun Manjunath". Badminton World Federation.
  2. "Anupama Upadhyaya and Mithun Manjunath clinch national badminton singles titles". The Times of India. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.