Badminton Asia Junior Championships:Unnati Hooda becomes the first Indian to play in the U-17 singles final
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Thrashed Japan's Mion Yokouch
Unnati Hooda, a rising shuttler, extended her historic run at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships 2022 by defeating Japan's Mion Yokouchi 21-8, 21-17, and became the first Indian to reach the U-17 singles final.
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Others Indians who moved into finals
Anish Thoppani, a U-15 singles player, and Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Saraswat, a U-17 men's doubles team, both posted outstanding wins to make it to the finals.
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She has not yet dropped a set
Top-seed Unnati won the match in straight sets to once again live up to the standards set for her and establish her dominance in the U-17 women's singles semifinal. The winner of the prestigious event's Odisha Open hasn't lost a set yet in her run.
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Next up for her
Unnati will now compete for the gold medal against Sarunrak Vitidsarn of Thailand.