Macau, June 20 -- Ashmita Chaliha's challenge at the Macau Open BWF World Tour Super 300 came to an end at the semi-final stage after the left-handed Indian went down against Korea's Park Ga Eun here on Saturday.

Ashmita went down 21-17, 21-9 in 38 minutes, and with her loss, India's challenge in the competition also came to an end, as per a press note from the Badminton Association of India (BAI).

The Indian left-hander began strongly in the opening game against Park and even held a 15-11 lead before the Korean won 10 of the next 11 points to seal the game.

Ashmita struggled with her rhythm in the second game, and Park wrapped up the match in straight games.

Earlier, Ashmita had defeated Kim 21-16, 21-18 in just 37 minutes to set up ...