M Raghu, who upset top seed Sathish Kumar in the semi-finals, defeated Mithun 14-21, 21-14, 24-22 in just under an hour to win his maiden national title while Devika got the better of Shriyanshi 21-15, 21-16
Rithvik Sanjeevi S fought back from a game down to pack off defending champion and sixth seed Chirag Sen in the third round of the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament here on Saturday.
Former champions Mithun Manjunath and Sourabh Varma banker on their experience to pack off their much younger opponents while holders Chirag Sen and Anmol Kharb had an easy outing in the second round of the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament on Saturday.