Patumwan, Jan. 28 -- India's Ashmita Chaliha booked her place in the women's singles main draw at the Thailand Masters 2026 badminton tournament after battling through two tough qualifying matches in Pattaya on Tuesday.
According to Olympics.com, the 26-year-old began her campaign with a gritty three-game win over higher-ranked Hung Yi Ting of Chinese Taipei, prevailing 15-21, 21-12, 21-12. After an evenly contested opening game slipped away from her late, Chaliha, ranked 87th in the world, responded strongly by seizing control in the second and third games to turn the match around.
She carried that momentum into the final qualifying round, overcoming the Republic of Korea's Kim Jooeun 21-11, 10-21, 21-16. Chaliha dominated the opening ga...