# Ashmita, Rakshitha set up all-Indian Korea Masters semifinal 2026-08-07T11:56:56+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indian shuttlers Ashmita Chaliha and Rakshitha Ramraj will face each other in the women's singles semifinals of the Korea Masters after winning their quarterfinal matches on Friday. Ashmita, the more experienced of the two, stunned top seed Hina Akechi of Japan 20-22, 21-15, 21-19 in a gruelling hour-long contest. Rakshitha overcame compatriot Tanvi Sharma 18-21, 21-19, 21-19, extending her head-to-head lead over Tanvi to 4-0. The winner of the all-Indian clash will meet either Han Qian Xi or Kim Ga Ram in the final. Other Indian campaigns ended in disappointment. The men's doubles pair of Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Krishna Prasad Garaga lost to Malaysia's Man Wei Chong and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarterfinals. In women's doubles, Sonali Singh and Ritika Thaker bowed out to Japan's Sumire Nakade and Miyu Takahashi. Mixed doubles sixth seeds Ishaan Bhatnagar and Shruti Mishra lost to South Korea's Shin Tae-yang and Kim Yu Jung. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - assamtribune.com Tags: ashmita chaliha, badminton, bwf world tour, Korea Masters, rakshitha sree Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ashmita-rakshitha-set-up-all-indian-korea-masters-semi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ashmita-rakshitha-set-up-all-indian-korea-masters-semi/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.