Basel, Mar 22 (PTI) India's women's badminton pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand saw their impressive run come to an end with a narrow three-game loss to the world number one Chinese duo of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning in the semifinals of the Swiss Open here on Saturday.

The world number. 9 Indian pair squandered an opening-game advantage, going down 21-15, 15-21, 12-21 to the top seeds Liu and Tan in a match that lasted an hour and 32 minutes.

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This defeat marked the end of India's campaign at the BWF Super 300 tournament, as Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, the only Indian left in the singles draw, lost 10-21, 14-21 to world number 31 Christo Popov of France, a 2019 World Junior Championships silver medallist, on Friday night.

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The match was a battle of attrition as both pairs engaged in energy-sapping rallies, many surpassing 70 shots. In the end, it was the Chinese top pair who made fewer mistakes and held their nerves to secure the victory after a long, grueling battle.

The Indian duo started strong, opening up a 4-1 lead and extending it to 11-6 at the break. Treesa and Gayatri controlled the pace, earning the early advantage.

After the change of sides, the young Indian pair maintained their momentum, going 6-3 up. However, Liu and Tan turned the tables, leading 11-7 at the interval.

Despite the Indian pair's best efforts, Liu and Tan won a 77-shot rally at 15-12, and the momentum shifted with that.

The Chinese pair soon stretched their lead to 18-12 and secured six game points after Gayatri hit wide. While Gayatri saved one point, a long smash from Treesa saw the match head into the decider.

In the third game, Liu and Tan dominated the rallies, establishing an 11-6 lead at the break. The Indians kept fighting, but the Chinese pair gradually increased the gap to comfortably close out the match.

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