Seoul, Aug. 6 -- India's Anmol Kharb bowed out of the Korea Masters 2026 after suffering a hard-fought three-game defeat in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals on Thursday, according to Olympic.com.

World No. 45 Anmol lost 23-21, 15-21, 21-18 to Vietnam's Olympian Vu Thi Trang in a closely contested BWF Super 300 match at the Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium.

Anmol looked set to take the opening game after holding four game points but was unable to convert them, allowing Vu Thi Trang to edge ahead. The Indian bounced back strongly in the second game, making the most of her mid-game advantage to level the contest.

In the decider, Anmol trailed 19-9 before producing a spirited fightback by winning eight consecutive points. However, the comeba...