Kuala Lumpur, May 21: In an impressive display, India’s Ashmita Chaliha defeated Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei 21-13, 21-16 to secure a spot in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Malaysia Masters 2026 on Thursday.
Playing at the Axiata Arena, Ashmita showcased complete control against the world number 55. She dominated the first game, winning comfortably. Although Jin Wei attempted a comeback in the second game, Ashmita did not allow her rival to gain any momentum. The match concluded in just 27 minutes.
With this victory, Ashmita has reached the quarterfinals of a Super 500 event for the third time in her career. She will now face Denmark’s eighth-seeded Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt.
Kjaersfeldt advanced after defeating two Indian players, Anmol Kharb and Malvika Bansod. The remaining Indian competitors were eliminated from the tournament in their respective matches.
Malvika Bansod exited the tournament after losing to Denmark’s former European Games champion Kjaersfeldt in the second round. Despite winning the first game, world number 51 Malvika succumbed to Kjaersfeldt, ranked 23rd, with a scoreline of 16-21, 21-8, 21-15. This marked Kjaersfeldt’s second victory against Malvika in three encounters.
Devika Sihag, another Indian player, also faced elimination in the second round, losing to former Olympic champion and top-seeded Chinese player Chen Yufei 21-16, 21-13.
Meanwhile, India’s men’s doubles campaign has also come to an end. The only Indian pair, MR Arjun and Hariharan Amaskarunan, lost to China’s Hu Keyuan and Lin Jiayi with scores of 14-21, 15-21. In mixed doubles, the duo of Satwik Reddy Kanaparam and Radhika Sharma fell to the American pair of Presley Smith and Jenny Gai, losing 12-21, 25-27.
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