ORLEANS (France): Indian badminton player Mithun Manjunath's splendid run at the Orleans Masters ended with a straight-game loss to local favourite Toma Junior Popov in the summit clash of the Super 100 tournament here.
The 23-year-old Manjunath went down 21-11, 21-19 to the world number 32 and fourth seed Frenchman in 50 minutes late on Sunday night.