In the Korea Masters badminton tournament being held in South Korea, India’s Ashmita Chaliha and Rakshitha Sri advanced to the quarterfinals on Friday.
In the women’s singles pre-quarterfinal round, Ashmita Chaliha defeated Japan’s top seed Hina Akechi in games of 20-22, 21-15, 21-19.
Rakshitha Sri stunned India’s third seed Tanvi Sharma in games of 18-21, 21-19, 21-18.
As a result, Ashmita and Rakshitha will face each other in the quarterfinals. They are the only Indians still in the tournament.
In the men’s doubles, the pair of Krishnaprasad Karaga/Prithvi Krishnamurthy Rai lost to Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong/Choo Wooi Yik by 7-21, 8-21.
