India’s Ashmita Chaliha won her maiden BWF World Tour title after defeating China’s Han Qian Xi in the Korea Masters Super 300 women’s singles final. The 26-year-old from Assam fought back after losing the opening game to win 14-21, 21-14, 21-14. The victory marked a strong comeback after her knee injury and rehabilitation.
Asan (Korea), Aug 9: 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 here on Sunday.
The 26-year-old from Assam 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.
Ashmita's win marks back-to-back BWF World Tour finals for Indians, with Tanvi Sharma having won the Taipei Open last Sunday.
The Indian opened up a 3-0 start and had a 9-5 lead early on but Han made a stirring comeback as the two players were locked at 11-11.
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