India's Ashmita Chaliha storms into Women's Singles semifinals of Thailand Masters tournament

February 2, 2024 9:04 PM

India's Ashmita Chaliha storms into Women's Singles semifinals of Thailand Masters tournament

India's Ashmita Chaliha stormed into the Women's Singles semifinals of the Thailand Masters tournament on Friday. World Number 61 Chaliha dished out a brilliant performance as she defeated Ester Nurumi Wardoyo of Indonesia, ranked 44th, in straight games, 21-14 19-21 21-13 in the quarterfinals at Bangkok. The 24-year-old Chaliha from Assam remains the only Indian in the fray after Mithun Manjunath lost his Men's Singles quarterfinals while the Women's Doubles ...

Saina Nehwal out of Thailand Masters,suffers a shock defeat in first round

January 22, 2020 7:02 PM

Saina Nehwal out of Thailand Masters,suffers a shock defeat in first round

In badminton, India's campaign at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament ended in Bangkok today with the defeat of ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. The fifth seeded Saina lost to unseeded Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 13-21 ,21-17, 15-21 in a hard fought 47-minute contest. This was Saina's  second consecutive opening round defeat. Saina had also lost in the opening round of the Indonesia Masters last week after entering the quarterfinals in the Malaysia Masters last month.  ...

Srikanth, Sameer Verma knocked out of Thailand Masters Badminton

January 22, 2020 12:09 PM

Srikanth, Sameer Verma knocked out of Thailand Masters Badminton

India's Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma were today knocked out of the Thailand Masters Badminton after suffering first-round defeats. Verma lost to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia 16-21, 15-21 in a 39-minute men's singles match in the BWF World Tour Super 300 event at Bangkok. Fifth seeded Srikanth, lost to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-12, 14-21, 12-21, in a match that lasted 48 minutes. This was Srikanth's third consecutive first-round exit this season. S...