Indian star PV Sindhu was ousted from the Denmark Open quarterfinal after losing to Paris Olympics bronze-winner Gregoria Tunjung by 13-21, 21-16, 9-21 in an hour-long clash.
With this the country's campaign came to an end in the Denmark Open badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark on Friday.
The world number 8, Tunjung from Indonesia, who had won just two matches from their 12 past encounters, was at her dominant best despite Sindhu managing to claim the second game.
Top-seed An Se Young of South Korea will be the fifth-seeded Tunjung's semi final opponent.
Tunjung displayed command from the beginning and reeled off eight points in a row to take the first game rather easily.
But Sindhu, who had stunned the fourth-seeded and world number seven China’s Han Yue in the pre-quarters, looked a different player in the second game and raced to a 6-1 lead before her opponent levelled it six-all and rallied to a 9-7 lead.
Sindhu once again fought her way back to snatch the lead at 11-10 after the break and made it 19-15 before sealing the game 21-16 to take the match to the decider.
However, she could not sustain the momentum as Tunjung roared back to claim the lopsided game.
The loss continues a season of discontent for the two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian, who returned empty-handed from the Paris Games.
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