Malaysia Masters 2026: Indian shuttlers shine, Chaliha shines by defeating Chinese Taipei player, Arjun defeats Popov brothers
Samira Vishwas | May 20, 2026 6:24 AM CST
Kuala Lumpur. India’s Ashmita Chaliha defeated Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po in three games to enter the women’s singles main draw of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament. Chaliha on U Po 21. 23, 21. 16, 21. Won by 16. Now she will face world number 56 player T Ramadhani Veeryawan of Indonesia. Akarshi Kashyap had to face defeat at the hands of Korea’s Park Ga Yun 21-15 20-22 7-21.
In men’s doubles, Hariharan Amsakarunan and M R Arjun defeated seventh seeds Christo Popov and Toma Junior Popov of France by 21. 19, 21. Entered the second round after defeating by 15. They will now face the winner of the match between Leo Roly Carnando and Daniel Martin of Indonesia and Hu Qi Yuan and Lin Xiang Yi of China.
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