Aryamann Tandon, who became the first Gujarat badminton player to win a National Games medal, could not find a way past Mithun on Wednesday.

 Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra will take on second-seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the Women’s Singles summit clash, offering a potentially exciting encounter.

Former national champion B Sai Praneeth of Telangana will face Karnataka’s Mithun Manjunath in the Men’s Singles badminton final of the 36th National Games in Surat.

 Malvika Bansod of Maharashtra will take on second-seed Aakarshi Kashyap of Chhattisgarh in the Women’s Singles summit clash, offering a potentially exciting encounter.

In the Men’s semifinals, played at the PDDU Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday, Sai Praneeth downed M Raghu of Karnataka 21-12, 21-19 while Mithun was clearly the dominant player in his 21-9, 21-11 victory over Gujarat’s Aryamann Tandon.

“I felt happy with the way I played my strokes. They came off nicely,” Sai Praneeth said, after his victory.

Aryamann Tandon, who became the first Gujarat badminton player to win a National Games medal, could not find a way past Mithun on Wednesday.