The Indian badminton star PV Sindhu lost the semis clash to World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying in straight games on Saturday.
Sindhu lost the first game 18-21 and was outplayed in the second game as she lost 12-21 in a match that lasted 40 minutes.
Sindhu will now face He Bing Jiao in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics badminton event on Sunday. He Bing Jiao went down to compatriot Chen Yu Fei in the other semi-final.
Sindhu still has the chance to become the first Indian female to win two Olympic medals in the bronze medal match on Sunday.