In Badminton, India’s Ashmita Chaliha stormed into the women’s singles semifinals of the Macau Open in China today. Ashmita secured her place in the last four with a straight-game victory over South Korea’s Kim Min Sun 21-16, 21-18 in the quarterfinals. She will next face South Korea’s Park Ga-eun in the semifinals tomorrow. Earlier, Ashmita reached the quarterfinals after defeating USA’s Ishika Jaiswal 22-20, 21-15 in the Round of 16. Meanwhile, India’s Anmol Kharb bowed out of the tournament after losing to China’s fourth seed Han Qianxi 14-21, 21-15, 21-13 in the quarterfinals.