Overview
- Ashmita Chaliha was beaten 17-21, 9-21 by South Korea’s Park Ga Eun in a 38-minute semifinal on Saturday, June 20, 2026, which eliminated India from the Macau Open Super 300.
- The result completed a run that began with Ashmita returning from a three-month layoff after surgery for a medial meniscus tear sustained at the Korea Open.
- Before the semifinal, Ashmita reached the last four by defeating USA’s Ishika Jaiswal 22-20, 21-15 and Korea’s Kim Min Sun 21-16, 21-18, showing consecutive straight-set wins on the BWF World Tour.
- Anmol Kharb advanced to the quarterfinals after Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei retired early but then lost a three-game quarterfinal to fourth seed Han Qian Xi 21-14, 15-21, 13-21.
- The Macau Open is a BWF World Tour Super 300 event that awards ranking points, and Ashmita’s late-stage showing—after recent quarterfinals in China Masters and Malaysia Masters—signals renewed form even as most other Indian entries exited early.