Ashmita Chaliha beats Goh Jin Wei to enter Malaysia Masters quarters

India's Ashmita Chaliha stormed into the Malaysia Masters women's singles quarterfinals, defeating Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei 21-13, 21-16. This is her third Super 500 quarterfinal. She will next face Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt.

India's Ashmita Chaliha continued her impressive run at the Malaysia Masters, storming into the women's singles quarterfinals with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei at the Stadium Axiata Arena on Thursday. Starting from the qualifiers, Ashmita looked in complete control against the world No. 55, dominating the opening game with a comfortable win. Although Jin Wei attempted a fightback in the second game, the Indian shuttler never allowed her opponent to settle, wrapping up the contest in straight games in just 27 minutes, as per a press release from the Badminton Association of India (BAI).

Chaliha to Face Kjaersfeldt in Quarterfinals

With the victory, Ashmita reaches the quarterfinals of a Super 500 event for the third time in her career. She will next take on eighth seed Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark, who advanced after defeating two Indians Anmol Kharb and Malvika Bansod in the earlier rounds. The rest of the Indian contingent bowed out in their respective matches. (ANI)

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