Macau, June 20 (IANS) India’s hopes at the Macau Open Super 300 came to an end on Saturday after Ashmita Chaliha suffered a straight-games defeat to South Korea’s Park Ga Eun in the women’s singles semifinals.Park booked her place in the title clash with a 21-17, 21-9 victory in just 38 minutes, ending Ashmita’s impressive run at the tournament and bringing India’s campaign to a close.The Indian shuttler looked well on course to claim the opening game after racing to a 15-11 advantage. However, …
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Macau, June 19 (IANS) Ashmita Chaliha continues her strong run in the Macau Open BWF World Tour Super 300 with a convincing win over Korea’s Kim Min Sun to reach the women’s singles semi-final here on Friday.Ashmita defeated Kim 21-16, 21-18 in just 37 minutes to set up a last-four clash against another Korean, Park Ga Eun, who received a walkover in the quarterfinals from second seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand.The opening game between Ashmita and Kim was a neck-and-neck affair till …
Kuala Lumpur, May 22 (IANS) Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha’s campaign at the Malaysia Masters came to an end after she lost to former European Games champion Line Kjaersfeldt of Denmark in the women’s singles quarterfinals here on Friday. With Chaliha’s exit, India’s challenge also concluded at the BWF Super 500 tournament. Chaliha, 71st in the badminton rankings, won the opening game but eventually went down against the 23rd-ranked opponent 23-21, 18-21, 11-21 in 61 minutes.The Indian youn…
Kuala Lumpur, May 21 (IANS) India’s Ashmita Chaliha continued her impressive run at the Malaysia Masters, storming into the women’s singles quarterfinals with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei at the Stadium Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.Starting from the qualifiers, Ashmita looked in complete control against the World No. 55, dominating the opening game with a comfortable win. Although Jin Wei attempted a fightback in the second game, the Indian shuttler never allo…
Kuala Lumpur, May 19 (IANS) Indian men’s doubles pair Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun produced one of the biggest upsets of the opening round at the Malaysia Masters on Tuesday, defeating seventh seeds Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov in straight games.Facing the European Championships silver medallists, the Indian duo entered the contest as clear underdogs but delivered a composed performance to register a 21-19, 21-15 victory and advance to the second round.Hariharan and Arjun edged ou…
Baoji (China), May 12 (IANS) India’s Maisnam Luwang Meiraba and Tushar Suveer made winning starts while Dhruv Negi made an early exit from the 2026 Baoji China Masters, the BWF World Tour Super 100 event that has a total purse of $120,000 and started at the Baoji City Gymnasium in Baoji, China, on Tuesday.Meiraba defeated Erfan Majeed Hajibeigy of Malaysia 21-14. 21-14 and will next play Huang Ping-Hsien of Chinese Taipei in the Round of 16 on Wednesday. Tushar Suveer defeated Chang Han-Tsai of …
Bangkok, Feb 1 (IANS): Young Indian badminton player Devika Sihag has etched her name in the history books as she won the women’s singles crown at the Thailand Masters Super 300 tournament on Sunday. Devika has become only the third Indian shuttler, after stalwarts PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, to win a women’s singles title in a Super 300.The 20-year-old shuttler from Haryana was declared the winner after her opponent, Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei, retired hurt during the final due to a hamstring p…
Vijayawada, Dec 25 (IANS) The experienced Shruti Mundada, Parul Choudhary, and rising star Tanvi Patri upset higher-ranked opponents to reach the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals of the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Thursday.Shruti packed off seventh seed Jiya Rawat 21-14, 21-9 while Parul got the better of 9th seed 18-21, 21-18, 21-12 to advance to the next round. Tanvi Patri also ended the campaign of eighth seed Isharani Baruah 22-20, 21-19.Also advancing to…
Vijayawada, Dec 24 (IANS) Women’s top seed Unnati Hooda, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap, and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to advance in the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships on Wednesday.Unnati, who had a bye in the first round, hammered wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8, 21-18, while Tanvi began her campaign with a 21-10, 21-14 victory over the Asian U-15 girls singles gold medallist Shaina…