New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- India's women's doubles pair Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly admitted that they lost momentum after a strong start against world No. 1 Chinese pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning in the BWF World Championships semi-final, but said they were proud of their overall performance after securing a bronze medal.

Gayatri and Treesa won the opening game 21-18 before the Chinese defending champions bounced back to win the next two games 21-13, 21-8 and seal their place in the final.

Reflecting on the defeat, Treesa said the match slipped away after the Chinese pair regained their rhythm and started building a lead.

"I think today was not our day. In the first game when we won, and even in the second game, in the first half, ...