Overview
- Anahat beat Egypt’s Barb Sameh in the semifinal in four games, winning 11-3, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6 to advance to the final.
- She reached the semis after a four-game quarterfinal win over Egypt’s Habiba Rizk, 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9.
- Anahat opened the late stages by defeating Malaysia’s Doyce Ye San Lee 11-4, 11-8, 11-3 to move into the quarterfinals.
- India’s Aryaveer Dewan, the reigning Asian U-19 champion, was knocked out earlier in the men’s draw by USA’s Yaseen Shalaby 4-11, 1-11, 5-11.
- Anahat is the top seed and world No. 20 who won bronze at last year’s World Juniors, and her final appearance is the first by an Indian since Joshna Chinappa in 2005 while Egypt continues to supply multiple late-round seeds.