Ashmita Chaliha clinched the women’s singles title at the Korea Masters Super 300 Event to win her maiden title on the BWF World Tour Circuit on Sunday.
The 26-year-old came from behind to defeat the fourth-seeded Chinese shuttler Han Qian Xi, 14-21, 21-14, 21-14, in the 53-minute-long match.
Ashmita, who had a career-threatening knee injury in 2024, is slowly coming back to her best, having two quarterfinal appearances, one semi-final and now a title in her last five world tour events.
Chaliha had a good start to the match, gaining a 9-5 lead in the opening game, but she lost control after the mid-game, and Han took the game 21-14.
She had a much better second game and this time didn’t let her lead slip, closing out the game 21-14, keeping her maiden title hopes alive by forcing a decider.
In a close deciding game, Han had a slight 11-9 lead at the final mid-game break but then Ashmita won six straight points and eventually won the game 21-14.
Indian women’s singles is having one of its best years, having already won four titles this year with different players – Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Ashmita and PV Sindhu.
Overall, this is India’s fifth title of the year on the circuit, as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had also won a Super750 title in Singapore.
