Ashmita Chaliha wins Korea Masters women’s singles title

India's Ashmita Chaliha produced a gritty show to secure her maiden BWF World tour title 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 in Asan(South Korea) on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Assam, who had suffered a career-threatening knee injury two years back in Korea, overcame a slow start and a testing decider to complete a memorable victory, recovering from the loss of the opening game to stun world No. 35 Han 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the summit clash that lasted 53 minutes. “I feel really great and unbelievable.But then I am trying to digest it. Now, I am hungry for more," said Ashmita.

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কোৰিয়া মাষ্টাৰ্ছ ছুপাৰ ৩০০ৰ খিতাপ জিনিলে অসমৰ অস্মিতা চলিহাই। প্ৰথমগৰাকী অসমীয়া ৰূপে BWF ৱৰ্ল্ড ট্যুৰ খিতাপ অৰ্জন কৰি ইতিহাস ৰচনা কৰিলে অস্মিতাই। ফাইনেলত ২৬ বছৰীয়া অস্মিতাই চতুৰ্থ বাছনিৰ চীনৰ খেলুৱৈ হান কিয়ান্সিক ১৪-২১, ২১-১৪, ২১-১৪ ব্যৱধানত পৰাস্ত কৰে। pic.twitter.com/w7rwUp3qjG

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Earlier, Ashmita reached the final after defeating fellow Indian Rakshitha Ramraj 21-13, 16-21, 21-13 in the semifinal on saturday.Ashmita Chaliha had won the gold medal at the 2024 Asia Team Championships. At the 2019 South Asian Games, she had secured gold medals in both the women’s singles and team events.