Ashmita Chaliha

Ashmita Chaliha
Ashmita Chaliha
Personal information
Country	India
Born	18 October 1999 (age 24); Guwahati, Assam, India
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Years active	2015-present
Handedness	Left
Coach	Edwin Iriawan; Suranjan Bhobora
Women's singles
Career record	70 wins, 34 losses
Highest ranking	42 (13 June 2023)
Current ranking	49 (18 July 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing India
Asia Team Championships
South Asian Games
	BWF profile

Ashmita Chaliha (born 18 October 1999) is an Indian badminton player. Born and brought up in Guwahati, she began playing badminton at the age of seven, and trained at the Assam Badminton Academy under Indonesian coach Edwin Iriawan and India’s Suranjan Bhobora, she was also coached by Pullela Gopichand for the Asian Games. Chaliha was also a part of the national junior team that competed at the 2017 World and Asian Junior Championships.^[1] She has been selected to be part of the Indian team for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.^[2] Chaliha won her first senior international title at the 2018 Dubai International Challenge in the women's singles event.^[3] She was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the women's singles and team events.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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