Ashmita Chaliha

Ashmita Chaliha
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 25) Guwahati, Assam, India
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Years active	2015-present
Handedness	Left
Women's singles
Career record	91 wins, 54 losses
Highest ranking	42 (2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   India Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Women's team South Asian Games 2019 Pokhara Women's singles 2019 Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

Ashmita Chaliha (born 18 October 1999) is an Indian badminton player. She represented India as a member of the national junior team at the 2017 World and Asian Junior Championships. ^[1] In 2018, she was included in the Indian squad for the Asian Games. ^[2] At the 2019 South Asian Games, she secured gold medals in both the women's singles and team events. ^[3]

Career

2017-2021: early career

Ashmita lost in the second round of the 2017 Asian Junior Championships singles event. In the Junior World Championships, she played in the team event, where her team finished 6th, and in the singles event, she made it to the round of 32. Ashmita won the 2018 Tata Open India International tournament, a BWF International Challenge tournament. Then she won the 2018 Dubai International tournament. Ashmita was selected for the Indian team for 2018 Asian Games in the women's team event but the team lost to the eventual gold medallist team Japan in the quarter-finals 1–3. Ashmita was selected for the 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships where her team reached the quarter-finals. At the 2019 South Asian Games, Ashmita won the gold medal in the singles event by defeating compatriot Gayathri Gopichand and then in the team event by defeating team of Sri Lanka in the gold medal match.

2022: Rise

Ashmita made it to the quarter-finals of the India Open but lost to her compatriot, the legendary P.V. Sindhu (7–21, 18–21). At the Syed Modi International, Ashmita gave a walkover in the first round to compatriot Malvika Bansod. ^[4] Ashmita reached the semi-finals of the 2022 Odisha Open before losing to Smit Toshniwal. Ashmita was selected for playing at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships. ^[5] She won both of her matches but overall her team lost both matches of the group stage and eventually unable to reach knockout stage. At the Swiss Open, she entered as a wildcard and reached the second round before losing to seed no.8 Kirsty Gilmour 18–21,20–22. She had a first round exit at the 2022 Orléans Masters losing to Putri Kusuma Wardani 17–21,21–19 and 14–21.

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal	Gayathri Gopichand	21–18, 25–23	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Tata Open India International	Vrushali Gummadi	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2018	Dubai International	Jeon Joo-i	21–19, 21–15	Winner
2022	Bangladesh International	Aakarshi Kashyap	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Maldives International	Tasnim Mir	19–21, 21–17, 21–11	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. Das, Ria (16 August 2018). "#WomenAtAsiad: Meet The Left-handed Shuttler Ashmita Chaliha". SheThePeople.TV. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
2. "Asian Games 2018: Here's the list of Indian squads". Mumbai Mirror. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
3. "SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds". Outlook India. 6 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
4. "Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton, Sameer retires hurt" . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
5. "India announce badminton team for Asia Team Championships 2022" . Retrieved 29 January 2022.

External links

• Ashmita Chaliha at BWF Badminton.com
• Ashmita Chaliha at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )