Overview
- The 16-year-old top seed beat China’s Liu Si Ya 15-11, 15-9 in Saturday’s semifinal in Guwahati.
- She will face No. 2 seed Anyapat Phichitpreechasak of Thailand in the final.
- By reaching the semifinals on Friday, Sharma had already secured India’s first girls’ singles medal at this event since Saina Nehwal in 2008.
- Sharma earned her medal with a 13-15, 15-9, 15-10 quarterfinal comeback over Japan’s Saki Matsumoto.
- India’s other quarterfinalists exited: Unnati Hooda lost 12-15, 13-15 to Phichitpreechasak, Bhavya Chhabra–Vishakha Toppo fell 9-15, 7-15, and Gnana Dattu was beaten 11-15, 13-15 by Liu Yang Ming Yu.