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Rakshitha ends Tanvi's run, sets up all-Indian Korea Masters semifinal
The Korea Masters is a big badminton competition where players from many countries compete.
Two players from India, named Rakshitha and Tanvi, had to play against each other.
Tanvi won the first part of the match, but Rakshitha came back and won the next two parts of the game.
Rakshitha has now beaten Tanvi four times in a row.
Another player from India, named Ashmita, beat the top-ranked player in the whole tournament.
Now Ashmita and Rakshitha will play each other to see who gets to the final.
Some other Indian players lost their matches and are out of the tournament.
One Indian men's doubles pair is still playing and will try to reach the semifinals.
India can be proud because two of its players will play each other in the semifinals.
Rakshitha Ramraj rallied from a game down to defeat compatriot Tanvi Sharma 18-21, 21-19, 21-19 in the Korea Masters 2026 quarterfinals.
The victory extended Rakshitha's head-to-head record against Tanvi to 4-0.
Ashmita Chaliha knocked out top seed Hina Akechi of Japan 20-22, 21-15, 21-19 to reach the semifinals.
Rakshitha and Ashmita will meet in an all-Indian semifinal at the Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium.
India's women's and mixed doubles campaigns ended, while men's doubles pair Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Krishna Prasad Garaga will face Malaysia's Man Wei Chong and Soh Wooi Yik for a semifinal spot.
- Who
- Indian shuttlers Rakshitha Ramraj, Tanvi Sharma, and Ashmita Chaliha at the Korea Masters 2026
- What
- Rakshitha Ramraj defeated Tanvi Sharma in the quarterfinals, setting up an all-Indian semifinal against Ashmita Chaliha, who upset top seed Hina Akechi
- Where
- Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium, South Korea
- When
- Friday, during the Korea Masters 2026 quarterfinals
- Why
- To advance to the semifinals of the BWF World Tour event
Key facts
- Event
- Korea Masters 2026 (BWF World Tour Super 300)
- Venue
- Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium, South Korea
- Quarterfinal Result
- Rakshitha Ramraj def. Tanvi Sharma 18-21, 21-19, 21-19
- Head-to-Head Record
- Rakshitha leads Tanvi 4-0
- Semifinal Matchup
- Rakshitha Ramraj vs Ashmita Chaliha (all-Indian)
- Upset
- Ashmita Chaliha knocked out top seed Hina Akechi 20-22, 21-15, 21-19
- Men's Doubles
- Roy and Garaga to face Man Wei Chong and Soh Wooi Yik for a semifinal place
- Reported Discrepancies
- Women's doubles exit reported as pre-quarterfinals in one article and quarterfinals in another; mixed doubles scoreline reported as 16-21, 21-16, 13-21 or 21-16, 16-21, 21-13









