India, Aug. 9 -- There was nothing but absolute focus in the eyes of Ashmita Chaliha as she stepped on to the main court of the Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan in what was the 26-year-old's first final on the BWF World Tour.

It was Sunday at the $250,000 Korea Masters and the left-handed shuttler stood on the verge of history. Ranked No.50 in the world, the Guwahati girl was the underdog. Yet, she carried a quiet, undeniable momentum.

Earlier in the Super 300 tournament, she had stormed through the draw by dismantling top seed Hina Akechi of Japan in the quarter-finals. Now, only China's fourth seed, Han Qian Xi, stood between her and her first BWF World Tour title. But the Chinese couldn't oppose Ashmita for long as the Indian shuttler wo...