Sindhu- Ashmita face off today

Assam's Ashmita Chaliha will face off top seed PV Sindhu in Women Singles Semis  at the 83^rd Senior National Badminton Championship at Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium today. The local sensation Ashmita played exceptionally well to secure a 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 win over Aakarshi Kashyap to make her way to the semis.

Top seed Sindhu had an easy outing as she defeated Riya Mookerjee 21-16, 21-7 to progress to the semis on Thursday.

Ashmita Chaliha currently ranks 179 while PV Sindhu stands tall at no 6 in the ranking.

Chaliha gave a glimpse in the array of strokes she possess as she won numerous points on flicks from the net and down the line smashes to set up a semi-final clash against Sindhu.