Badminton
Guwahati Masters 2025: Tanvi Sharma advances to her second consecutive semifinal
Ashmita Chaliha, Mithun Manjunath, Rohan-Ruthvika and Tushar Suveer also advanced to the semi-final of their respective category.
Tanvi Sharma reached to her second consecutive semi-final at the Indian leg of world tour. (Photo Credits: BAI Media)
16-year-old Tanvi Sharma continued her good form at the India leg of the BWF World Tour, reaching her second consecutive semi-final in Guwahati on Friday.
She defeated her fellow compatriot Tanya Hemanth in a tiring two-game 21-17, 27-25 encounter at the Guwahati Masters Super100 Tournament.
Her semi-final match-up will be against Hina AKechi of Japan, whom she lost last week at the Syed Modi International semi-final, hoping to avenge her loss.
Tanvi had a solid start to the match, winning the opening game comfortably, having a lead throughout the game, showcasing her compsure on long rallies.
However, she was under a lot of pressure in the second game, where she was chasing a big lead and then had to save 4 game points before winning the match.
On the other hand, Asmita Chaliha, who just returned to action two months back after a long injury break, has reached her second semi-final of the year.
In the quarterfinals, she came from behind to defeat fellow compatriot Anaupama Upadhyaya in a hard-fought three-game, 19-21, 21-6, 21-12 affair.
On the other hand, three Indian shuttlers - Tushar Suveer, Mithun Manjunath and Sanskar Saraswat - have reached the last 4 of the men's singles category.
In the mixed doubles, the Indian pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde also reached the semi-finals with a straight-game 21-8, 21-10 win over Bhavya and Vishakha.