Indian women's team settled for a bronze medal in the Uber Cup badminton after defending champions China beat them 3-0 in the semifinals of the Uber Cup badminton championship on Friday (May 20) at Kunshan in China.
Top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu went down narrowly against their respective opponents in the two singles match, Jwala Gutta and N Sikki Reddy also bit the dust in the first doubles, ending India's campaign.
Indian eves had scripted history in the last edition when they won a historic bronze in New Delhi and they repeated the feat this time at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium.
Indian eves, who assured themselves a bronze after 3-1 win over Thailand on Thursday, needed a magical performance to tame 13-time champions China at home but unfortunately the miracle did not happen. A lot was riding on Saina and Sindhu, being India's best shuttlers, but despite their best efforts they could not give India a positive start.
Starting the proceedings once again, Saina played out of her skin before losing 15-21, 21-12, 17-21 in a thrilling match that lasted an hour and four minutes. It was her eighth successive loss to Li. The last time Saina had beaten the Olympic champion was in 2012 Indonesia Open.
