# Ashmita Chaliha

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 also a part of the national junior team that competed at the 2017 World and Asian Junior Championships. She has been selected to be part of the Indian team for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. Chaliha won her first senior international title at the 2018 Dubai International Challenge in the women's singles event. She was the gold medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games in the women's singles and team events.

## Career
### 2017-2021: early career

Ashmita lost in the second round of the 2017 Asian Junior Championships singles event. In the Junior World Championships, she played in the team event, where her team finished 6th, and in the 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 Indian team for 2018 Asian Games in the women's team event but the team lost to the eventual gold medallist 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 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 India Open but lost to her compatriot, the legendary P.V. Sindhu (7–21, 18–21). At the Syed Modi International, Ashmita gave a walkover in the first round to compatriot Malvika Bansod. 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. 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 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
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal | Gayathri Gopichand | 21–18, 25–23 | Gold |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Tata Open India International | Vrushali Gummadi | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Dubai International | Jeon Joo-i | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | Bangladesh International | Aakarshi Kashyap | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Maldives International | Tasnim Mir | 19–21, 21–17, 21–11 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament