Tanvi Sharma lost in the quarterfinals of the Korea Masters 2026. Last week, Tanvi, who became the youngest Taipei Open champion, lost to compatriot Rakshitha Ramraj in a close contest, 21-18, 19-21, 18-21. This brought the 17-year-old’s impressive run on the BWF World Tour to a close.
Tanvi raised hopes of another semifinal spot by winning the first game. However, Rakshita made a strong comeback and leveled the match. She then won a thrilling decider to secure a spot in the semifinals. With this victory, Rakshita took a 4-0 lead in her head-to-head record against Tanvi.
Tanvi will stake her claim in the World Championship
Despite the loss, Tanvi proved herself on the BWF World Tour with another impressive Super 300 tournament. Her run to the quarter-finals was impressive, defeating higher-ranked players. She will now be vying for the BWF World Championships later this month.
Rakshita will clash with Ashmita
Rakshita will face another Indian player, Ashmita Chaliha, in the semifinals. Ashmita defeated top seed Hina Akechi 20-22, 21-15, 21-19 to advance to the next round. India’s campaign in the women’s and mixed doubles events at this tournament has ended.
In women’s doubles, Sonali Singh and Ritika Thaker lost to seventh-seeded Japanese pair Sumire Nakade and Miyu Takahashi 21-15, 21-9. In mixed doubles, sixth-seeded Ishan Bhatnagar and Shruti Mishra lost to South Korea’s Shin Tae-yang and Kim Yoo Jung 21-16, 16-21, 21-13.
India’s hopes remained alive in the men’s doubles as Prithvi Krishnamurthy Roy and Krishna Prasad Garaga defeated South Korea’s Kim Young-hyuk and Shin Tae-yang 21-18, 21-19 to reach the quarter-finals.