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Rakshitha ends Tanvi's run, sets up all-Indian Korea Masters semifinal

Rakshitha ends Tanvi's run, sets up all-Indian Korea Masters semifinal
Korea Masters 2026: Tanvi Sharma storms into quarterfinals, to face Rakshitha Sree in all-India clash · firstpost.com

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.

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

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