India’s Shaurya Bawa went down to Egyptian top seed Mohamed Zakaria in the boys’ singles semifinal of the World Junior Squash Championships in Houston.

Bawa, seeded 17/32, lost 5-11, 5-11, 9-11 to last year’s runner-up Zakaria, with the 41-minute long contest closer than what the scoreline suggests.

Bawa is only the second Indian male after Kush Kumar (in 2014) to reach the World Junior semifinal and will collect a bronze medal.