Chaliha had earlier beaten world number 44 Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo of Indonesia and Chinese Taipei's world number 30 Pai Yu Po in two massive upsets to secure her spot in a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 tournament for the first time ever.
India shuttler Mithun Manjunath pulled off a major upset by defeating experienced compatriot Kidambi Srikanth to seal his spot in the men's singles quarter-finals at the Thailand Masters 2024 in Bangkok on Thursday.