Cuttack: Defending champion Satish Kumar Karunakaran moved closer to another
Super 100 title after reaching the men’s singles semifinals of the Odisha Masters here on Friday.
The 23-year-old from Chennai, who won his maiden Super 100 title here last year and added a second crown at the Guwahati Masters last week, defeated compatriot Ayush Shetty, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Junior Championships, 21-18, 12-21, 21-9 in a thrilling quarterfinal.
Karunakaran will next face fellow Indian Tharun Mannepalli, the National Championship
runner-up.