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Ashmita Chaliha wins Korea Masters, third Indian woman to claim Super 300 title
Ashmita Chaliha wins Korea Masters, third Indian woman to claim Super 300 title
Ashmita Chaliha became the third Indian women's singles player to win a BWF World Tour Super 300 title this year, coming from behind to beat China's Han Qian Xi 14-21, 21-14, 21-14…
The Story in Brief
Ashmita Chaliha became the third Indian women's singles player to win a BWF World Tour Super 300 title this year, coming from behind to beat China's Han Qian Xi 14-21, 21-14, 21-14 in the Korea Masters final in Asan on Sunday. The 26-year-old left-hander from Guwahati secured the biggest title of her career in 53 minutes. She is the first Indian to win the Korea Masters crown. "I feel really great and unbelievable. Now, I am hungry for more," she said. Chaliha, ranked world No. 50, had earlier upset top seed Hina Akechi in the quarterfinals.
The Indian Opinion
The recent Super 300 wins by Ashmita Chaliha, Devika Sihag, and Tanvi Sharma are being celebrated as a sign of new depth in Indian women's singles. But let's keep perspective. Super 300 is the lowest tier of the BWF World Tour. The real measure of progress is whether these players can consistently reach the business end of Super 500 or 750 events, where the top Chinese, Japanese, and Korean players dominate. Watch how many Indian women break into the world top 30 over the next year, that number will tell us if this is a genuine surge.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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