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Malaysia Masters 2026: Ashmita storms into quarterfinals

Malaysia Masters 2026: Ashmita storms into quarterfinals

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Ashmita Chaliha stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Ashmita got the better of two-time junior world champion Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 21-13, 21-16. Meanwhile, other Indian shuttlers including Malvika Bansod and Devika Sihag lost their respective women’s singles matches. Malvika lost to eighth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 21-16, 8-21, 15-21 in almost an hour. Devika surrendered to top seed Chen Yu Fei of China 16-21, 13-21 in 36 minutes. Ashmita, who is the lone Indian in action in women’s singles, will now play eighth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark for a place in the final four. In the men’s doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun too fell out of contention, losing to Chinese pair Hu Ke Yuan and Lin Xiang Yi 14-21, 15-21 in 35 minutes. Hariharan-Arjun had created ripples after pulling off a major upset against the seventh-seeded French brothers Christo and Toma Junior Popov, winning 21-19, 21-15 in straight games in the opening round. Indian mixed doubles …

Hariharan-Arjun stun 7th-seeds in first round

Hariharan-Arjun stun 7th-seeds in first round

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Indian men’s doubles pair Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun registered an impressive win over the seventh-seeded pair in the first round of the Malaysia Masters 2026 on Tuesday. The world No. 30 Indian duo defeated Thomas Cup finalists Christo and Toma Junior Popov of France in straight games, 21-19, 21-15. They produced a remarkable comeback in the opening game, trailing for most of it before winning the final five consecutive points to seal the game in their favour. 🚨#news l A good win for the 🇮🇳 Indian duo of MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan in the first round of the Malaysia Masters 2026🏆 They defeated the 7th-seeded 🇫🇷 French duo of Christo and Toma Junior Popov in straight games💪 🏸Final score: 21-19, 21-15.#bwf… pic.twitter.com/CU0cFMFtkT — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) May 19, 2026 Their potential second-round opponents could be last week’s champions, Indonesia’s Carnando and Marthin, who are facing a Chinese pair in their opening-round clash. On the other hand, the Indian women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam bowed out in the first round …

Tanvi Sharma storms into final; Ashmita Chaliha exits

Tanvi Sharma storms into final; Ashmita Chaliha exits

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The rising star Tanvi Sharma stormed into her third career final on the BWF World Tour after reaching the summit clash of 2025 Guwahati Masters on Saturday. Tanvi avenged her last week’s defeat at the Syed Modi International against the eventual champion Hina Akechi of Japan, registering a straight-game, 21-18, 21-16 win. This is Tanvi’s second final of the year, and she will now chase her first senior international BWF World Tour title, which will also be just second women’s singles title for India in 2025. She will compete against Chinese Taipei’s Ciou-Tong Tung in the final, who defeated another Indian shuttler, Ashmita Chaliha, in her semi-final, 12-21, 21-17, 21-14. TANVI SHARMA HAS HER EYES SET ON THE GUWAHATI MASTERS TITLE! 🔥🔥 Tanvi reaches the FINAL of the #GuwahatiMasters after defeating last week’s Syed Modi International champion, Hina Akechi of Japan, in the women’s singles semi-finals. Score: 21-16, 21-18 pic.twitter.com/AEV6w5gw35 — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) December 6, 2025 India has already confirmed one title in Guwahati as both Mithun Manjunath and Sanskar Saraswat reached the men’s …

Tanvi Sharma advances to her second consecutive semifinal

Tanvi Sharma advances to her second consecutive semifinal

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16-year-old Tanvi Sharma continued her good form at the India leg of the BWF World Tour, reaching her second consecutive semi-final in Guwahati on Friday. She defeated her fellow compatriot Tanya Hemanth in a tiring two-game 21-17, 27-25 encounter at the Guwahati Masters Super100 Tournament. Her semi-final match-up will be against Hina AKechi of Japan, whom she lost last week at the Syed Modi International semi-final, hoping to avenge her loss. Tanvi Sharma defeated Tanya Hemanth 21-17, 27-25 to reach the SF of Guwahati Masters 2025 🔥🔥 SF vs Hina Akechi/Tasnim Mir pic.twitter.com/sSljh8NLNX — 🇮🇳 Thomas Cup 22 🏆 (@Anmolkakkar27) December 5, 2025 Tanvi had a solid start to the match, winning the opening game comfortably, having a lead throughout the game, showcasing her compsure on long rallies. However, she was under a lot of pressure in the second game, where she was chasing a big lead and then had to save 4 game points before winning the match. On the other hand, Asmita Chaliha, who just returned to action two months back after a …

Forget ‘next Sindhu or Saina’, focus on a pack of 6-7 players – Pullela Gopichand’s mantra to seize Badminton glory | Badminton News

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Pullela Gopichand isn’t burdening himself with the pressure to unearth the ‘next Sindhu or Saina’. He developed two Olympic medallists from scratch, starting 20 years ago. He watched them deliver on most part of their potential, fritter some away, but elevate Indian badminton to another plane nevertheless, and has moved on to the next task at hand. He believes no coach can get stuck in trying to churn out remakes of past greats – Saina’s natural strength, Sindhu’s easy reach and power, can’t be cloned. But not having a rangy or untiring talent rise on the horizon, is no excuse to keep waiting endlessly for a precocious, physically built specimen to show up and play messiah to Indian women’s singles. “It doesn’t work that way,” he realistically says. With one firm eye on global developments, and another warily scanning the Indian scene, Gopichand declares, “Our best chance is not one brilliant player. It is packing the Top 30 with 6-7 good players, and attacking every tournament like a pack, and targeting titles.” Having minutely observed …

Ashmita Chaliha’s rise from a sheltered introverted life to ambitious competitor | Badminton News

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Geetali Chaliha’s minor quibble whenever her talented badminton-playing daughter, Ashmita, returns from one of her international tournaments is that she is handed over a bunch of fridge magnets. And the only effort into picking souvenirs by Ashmita are reserved for the family’s doted doggie, Eddy, who gets the most exquisite Hamleys toys. In her relaxed, comfortable, spacious abode in Guwahati, Ashmita grew up a quiet child, with her twin loves of badminton and the dogs. Till two years ago, she had been content to train diligently, if only a little too comfortably, at Guwahati, where in her introverted life, she played racing video games for recreation, and happily dug into her favourite prawns and lobster or mango rice and chicken rolls, with food delivery apps on fingertips. Family vacations and Durga Puja celebrations at the ancestral home in Sukhsagar in West Bengal completed an idyllic and fairly cushy life. Ashmita’s badminton talent is ridiculously promising. So there was always a question on whether her love of the sport could push her out of this comfort …

PV Sindhu stuns top-seed Han Yue to enter the semis

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Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stunned top-seed and world number six Han Yue of China in the quarter-final of the Malaysia Masters 2024 to enter the semi-finals on Friday. PV Sindhu won the match 21-13, 14-21, 21-12 in 55 minutes to book her berth in the next round. World Number 15 PV Sindhu slumped mid-game but eventually recovered from it to get the better of her Chinese opponent. Sindhu avenged her loss at the Badminton Asia Championships last month. Sindhu will either face Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani or Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the last four stages. Sindhu started well in the first game and raced to a lead of 11-5 at the first mid-game break. The Chinese fought back making it 13-16 but Sindhu took five consecutive points to win the first game. In the second game, Han came with all her guns blazing and started with a 5-0 lead. Sindhu struggled more in the second game as Han took a big lead of 15-2. Despite some fightback later, Han easily pocketed the second game …

Ashmita Chaliha 2.0: Shorter swing, more patience among key changes as she beats world No 10 for her biggest win yet | Badminton News

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Nozomi Okuhara, Michelle Li and now Beiwen Zhang. They might all not be in their prime, but outlasting their gritty, pickled in experience games takes serious belief, and 24-year-old Ashmita Chaliha seems to have overcome her mental blocks to start pebbling back these wins to bring back home every tournament now. On Thursday at the Malaysia Masters, the Assamese notched her biggest scalp as she beat World No 10 Beiwen Zhang, 21-19, 16-12, 21-12 in 43 minutes to enter the Super 500 quarterfinals. Chaliha had come to prominence at the 2019 Guwahati Nationals where her attacking southpaw play had impressed the Danish legend Morten Frost who was in attendance. Invited to train at the Padukone Academy in Bangalore, Chaliha couldn’t stay consistent, and her career dawdled for a fair few seasons. She was error-prone and looked casual on the court, when opponents retrieved her endlessly. On the brink of being given up on, Chaliha has resurrected hopes with technical changes. Her list of scalps is impressive because she has turned 180 from being recklessly attacking …

Sindhu, Ashmita into quarters; Treesa-Gayatri, Kiran lose

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P.V. Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha advanced to the round of 16 in the 2024 BWF Super 500 Malaysian Masters with victories in their respective matches, on Thursday. All other Indian competitors were defeated and exited the tournament. Ashmita Chaliha faced 10th-seeded American Beiwen Zhang and achieved a significant milestone by securing her first win against a top 10 ranked player. She triumphed over Zhang with scores of 21-19, 16-21, 21-12. The match was tightly contested from the start, with both players exchanging points in the first two games. In the deciding game, Ashmita dominated, leaving Zhang without answers. Ashmita will now face 15th-ranked Y.M. Zhang of China tomorrow (May 24). P.V. Sindhu also advanced past the round of 16 after a challenging match against Korean Sim Yu Jin. Despite losing the first game, Sim fought hard, but Sindhu’s experience helped her secure a 21-13, 12-21, 21-14 victory. Sindhu will face Han Yue tomorrow (May 24). Apart from Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha, the rest of the Indian contingent faced defeats. Notably, the doubles duo Treesa Jolly …