Ashmita Chaliha Wins Maiden BWF World Tour Title At Korea Masters
News sports badminton Ashmita Chaliha Wins Maiden BWF World Tour Title At Korea Masters Ashmita Chaliha Wins Maiden BWF World Tour Title At Korea Masters
News sports badminton Ashmita Chaliha Wins Maiden BWF World Tour Title At Korea Masters Ashmita Chaliha Wins Maiden BWF World Tour Title At Korea Masters Published By, Last Updated: August 09, 2026, 09:27 IST The 26-year-old from Assam rallied from the opening game reversal to stun world No. 35 Han 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the summit clash that lasted 53 minutes. Ashmita Chaliha Wins Maiden BWF World Tour Title At Korea Masters. (Picture Credit: BWF) India’s Ashmita Chaliha secured her maiden BWF World tour title on Sunday (August 9) with a fighting win over fourth seed Han Qian Xi of China in the women’s singles final of the Korea Masters Super 300 badminton tournament.
The 26-year-old from Assam rallied from the opening game reversal to stun world No. 35 Han 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the summit clash that lasted 53 minutes. ASHMITA CHALIHA IS THE CHAMPION OF THE KOREA MASTERS 2026 ❤️🏆#KoreaMasters2026 pic.twitter.com/nZXXIWovBE— Badminton Media (@BadmintonMedia1) August 9, 2026 The 26-year-old Indian, who returned to competition in May after a three-month layoff due to a medial meniscus tear in her right knee, has enjoyed a strong comeback on the BWF Tour, including a semifinal appearance at the Macau Open. The world number 50 trains under Park Tae-Sang at the Centre of excellence in Guwahati. Ashmita’s win marks back-to-back BWF World Tour finals for Indians, with Tanvi Sharma having won the Taipei Open last Sunday.
Chaliha had defeated teenage compatriot Rakshitha Ramraj 21-13, 16-21, 21-13 in the semifinal on Saturday to book her place in the summit clash. Indian shuttlers have now made finals across several events this season, with Ayush Shetty at the Asia Championships, Lakshya Sen at the All England, Devika Sihag at the Thailand Masters, Kidambi Srikanth at the US Open, Tanvi at the Taipei Open, PV Sindhu at the Japan Open, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty at the Singapore Open. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Harshit Bisht Senior Sub-editor Harshit Bisht is a sports journalist at CNN-News18, where he has been covering cricket, football, and major sporting events from around the world since July 1, 2024.
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