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Ashmita Chaliha
Personal information
Born (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 26)
Guwahati, Assam, India
Years active2015–present
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Women's singles
Career record121 wins, 69 losses
Highest ranking38 (25 August 2026)
Current ranking38 (25 August 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 SelangorWomen's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu–PokharaWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu–PokharaWomen's team

Ashmita Chaliha (born 18 October 1999) is an Indian badminton player. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Asia Team Championships.[1] At the 2019 South Asian Games, she secured gold medals in both the women's singles and team events.[2]

Career

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2017-2021: early career

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Ashmita lost in the second round of the 2017 Asian Junior Championships singles event. In the Junior World Championships, she played in the team event, where her team finished 6th, and in the singles event, she made it to the round of 32.[3] Ashmita won the 2018 Tata Open India International tournament, a BWF International Challenge tournament. Then she won the 2018 Dubai International tournament. Ashmita was selected for the Indian team for 2018 Asian Games in the women's team event but the team lost to the eventual gold medallist team Japan in the quarter-finals 1–3.[4] Ashmita was selected for the 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships where her team reached the quarter-finals. At the 2019 South Asian Games, Ashmita won the gold medal in the singles event by defeating compatriot Gayathri Gopichand and then in the team event by defeating team of Sri Lanka in the gold medal match.

2022: Rise

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Ashmita made it to the quarter-finals of the India Open but lost to her compatriot, the legendary P. V. Sindhu (7–21, 18–21). At the Syed Modi International, Ashmita gave a walkover in the first round to compatriot Malvika Bansod.[5] Ashmita reached the semi-finals of the 2022 Odisha Open before losing to Smit Toshniwal. Ashmita was selected for playing at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships.[6] She won both of her matches but overall her team lost both matches of the group stage and eventually unable to reach knockout stage. At the Swiss Open, she entered as a wildcard and reached the second round before losing to seed no.8 Kirsty Gilmour 18–21,20–22. She had a first round exit at the 2022 Orléans Masters losing to Putri Kusuma Wardani 17–21,21–19 and 14–21.

2026: Come Back

On 9 August 2026, Chaliha became the first Indian shuttler to win the Korea Masters, defeating fourth-seeded Han Qianxi of China 14–21, 21–14, 21–14 to claim her maiden BWF World Tour Super 300 title — a remarkable comeback after a career-threatening knee injury two years earlier[7][8]

Achievements

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South Asian Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal India Gayathri Gopichand 21–18, 25–23 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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The World Tour was announced in 2017 and implemented in 2018.[9] It is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The tour is divided into levels of Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100.[10]

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Korea Masters Super 300 China Han Qianxi 14–21, 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Tata Open India International India Vrushali Gummadi 21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai International South Korea Jeon Joo-i 21–19, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bangladesh International India Aakarshi Kashyap 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Maldives International India Tasnim Mir 19–21, 21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 (I) India International India Mansi Singh 17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ↑ "Badminton Asia Team Championships: India clinch historic gold". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257.
  2. ↑ "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Das, Ria (16 August 2018). "#WomenAtAsiad: Meet The Left-handed Shuttler Ashmita Chaliha". SheThePeople.TV. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Asian Games 2018: Here's the list of Indian squads". Mumbai Mirror. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton, Sameer retires hurt". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "India announce badminton team for Asia Team Championships 2022". Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Korea Masters".
  8. ↑ "Korea Masters WIn".
  9. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ashmita Chaliha wins Korea Masters, defeating Chinese Han". The Indian Express. 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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