India, Jan. 23 -- After a "chaotic", as she called it, concoction of playing junior events, senior events and both its World Championships while surging from outside 80 to inside 30 in the PSA rankings last year, Anahat Singh is bracing up for a significant step up.

Starting with the ongoing Sprott Tournament of Champions - one of the prestigious events on the PSA tour - Anahat will compete in three back-to-back tournaments in the US, two of them top-tier Platinum.

It marks a conscious shift in the career trajectory of the 17-year-old, from creating waves in pocketing lower-level Challenger titles aplenty over the last couple of years to throwing herself in the deep end of the pool with the world's best in bigger events this year.

"I'm...