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{{Short description|Indian badminton player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Ashmita Chaliha
| country = India
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|18}}
| birth_place = [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], India
| residence =
| height = 1.67 m
| weight = 52 kg
| years_active = 2015-present
| handedness = Left
| coach = Edwin Iriawan<br />Suranjan Bhobora
| event = Women's singles
| highest_ranking = 42 (13 June 2023)
| current_ranking = 49 (18 July 2023)
| played =
| titles =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | {{Nowrap|[[Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara]]}} | {{Nowrap|Women's singles}} }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara]] | Women's team }}
| bwf_id = DA0DFEBE-3320-42CB-85D1-A23C63ED9E01
|career_record=70 wins, 34 losses}}

'''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 part of the national junior team that competed at the [[2017 BWF World Junior Championships|2017 World]] and [[2017 Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Ria |last=Das |title=#WomenAtAsiad: Meet The Left-handed Shuttler Ashmita Chaliha |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/independence-day-women-swat-team-guards-red-fort | publisher=SheThePeople.TV |date=16 August 2018 |accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> She has been selected to be part of the Indian team for the [[India at the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Asian Games]] in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/asian-games-2018-heres-the-list-of-indian-squads/articleshow/65144637.cms | title=Asian Games 2018: Here's the list of Indian squads | publisher=[[Mumbai Mirror]] | date=26 July 2018 | accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> Chaliha won her first senior international title at the 2018 Dubai International Challenge in the women's singles event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guwahati girl Ashmita Chaliha wins Dubai International Badminton Challenge |url=http://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/guwahati-girl-ashmita-chaliha-wins-dubai-international-badminton-challenge | publisher=G Plus |date=19 November 2018 |accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref> She was the gold medalists at the [[Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019 South Asian Games]] in the women's singles and team events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sag-2019-siril-ashmita-lead-india-to-6-badminton-golds/1679538 |title=SAG 2019: Siril, Ashmita lead India to 6 badminton golds |publisher=Outlook India |date=6 December 2019 |access-date=10 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210170856/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/sag-2019-siril-ashmita-lead-india-to-6-badminton-golds/1679538 |archive-date=10 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== 2017-2021: early career ===
Ashmita lost in the second round of the [[2017 Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' singles|2017 Asian Junior Championships]] singles event. In the [[2017 BWF World Junior Championships|Junior World Championships]], she played in the [[2017 BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|team event]], where her team finished 6th, and in the [[2017 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles|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 [[India national badminton team|Indian team]] for [[2018 Asian Games]] in the [[Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's team|women's team event]] but the team lost to the eventual gold medallist team [[Japan national badminton 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 [[Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games|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 [[2022 India Open (badminton)|India Open]] but lost to her compatriot, the legendary [[P.V. Sindhu]] (7–21, 18–21). At the [[2022 Syed Modi International|Syed Modi International]], Ashmita gave a walkover in the first round to compatriot [[Malvika Bansod]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint-in.org/v/s/theprint.in/sport/prannoy-enters-second-round-of-syed-modi-badminton-sameer-retires-hurt/806391/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16475402644351&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Ftheprint.in%2Fsport%2Fprannoy-enters-second-round-of-syed-modi-badminton-sameer-retires-hurt%2F806391%2F|access-date=18 January 2022|title=Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton, Sameer retires hurt}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge-in.org/v/s/thebridge.in/amp/badminton/india-badminton-team-asia-championships-28749?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16475409751642&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fthebridge.in%2Fbadminton%2Findia-badminton-team-asia-championships-28749|access-date=29 January 2022|title=India announce badminton team for Asia Team Championships 2022}}</ref> 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 [[2022 Swiss Open (badminton)|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''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019]]
| align="left" | [[Pokhara Rangasala|Badminton Covered Hall]], [[Pokhara]], Nepal
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gayathri Gopichand]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 25–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[India International Challenge|Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vrushali Gummadi]]
| align="left" | 21–16, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2018
| align="left" | [[Dubai International (badminton)|Dubai International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeon Ju-i]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aakarshi Kashyap]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | [[Maldives International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tasnim Mir]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 21–17, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Guwahati]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Assam]]
[[Category:Indian female badminton players]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in badminton]]

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