India’s Priyanshu Rajawat steps towards finals

India’s Priyanshu Rajawat stormed into the final of the Orleans Masters Super 300 badminton tournament with a straight-game demolition of Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the semifinals today.

The 21-year-old, who was part of the Indian team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup, dished out an attacking game to outplay the world No. 35 Nguyen 21-12 21-9 in a lopsided men’s singles semifinal to progress to his maiden final of a Super 300 event.

He will face either Denmark’s Magnus Johannesen or China’s Lei Lan Xi in the summit clash.