A practical method for the asymmetric transferhydrogenation of α‐substituted ketones was developed utilizing oxo‐tethered N‐sulfonyldiamine‐ruthenium complexes. Reduction by HCO2H and HCO2K in a mixed solvent of EtOAc/H2O allowed for the selective synthesis of halohydrins from 2‐bromoacetophenone (98%) and 2‐chloroacetophenone (>99%), leading to suppressed undesired side reactions stemming from formylation