India’s campaign Malaysia Masters Super 500 came to an end after shuttler Ashmita Chaliha lost her quarterfinal match in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Ashmita, world No. 71, squandered an early lead of 11-6 in the first game to lose to world No. 23 Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 23-21, 18-21, 11-21 in the women’s singles in just a little over an hour.
Line, seeded eighth, defeated two Indians Anmol Kharb and Malvika Bansod in the earlier rounds.
Ashmita held her nerves even as Line narrowed the gap to 19-18. In the second games, Ashmita took an early lead at 10-5 before Line equalised at 13-all. This time, however, the Dane made no mistake and forced a decider and also the third game.
Ashmita, returning after an injury gap, beat junior world champion Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 21-13, 21-16.
