Wuhan April 28 (IANS) Indian singles stars Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy settled for bronze medals after losing in the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Saturday.
London Olympic bronze medallist Saina lost to Chinese Taipei top seed Tai Tzu Ying 25-27 19-21in 45 minutes. It was Saina s third bronze medal in the Asia Championships.
In the final Tai will meet Chinese sixth seed Chen Yufei who eased past South Korean seventh seed Sung Ji Hyun 21-12 21-13 in 37 minutes.
In a men s singles semi-final Prannoy was defeated by Reigning Olympic champion and Chinese third seed Chen Long who won 21-16 21-18 in 52 minutes. World No.10 Prannoy bagged his first medal at the continental meet.
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