1.   And, yes, the semifinal losers had some skillful players.

2.   The semifinal winners play for the gold and silver medals, and the semifinal losers play for the bronze.

3.   A second chance for the semifinal losers will come next Wednesday in the third-place game.

4.   Bronzes went to semifinal losers Vadim Ajoupov of Russia and Haibin Wang of China.

5.   China and Vietnam, the semifinal losers, got bronze.

6.   Semifinal losers India and Uzbekistan shared the bronze medal.

7.   Semifinal losers Japan and Indonesia shared the bronze.

8.   Semifinal losers Gunther Krajewski of Germany and David Burroni of Italy each received a bronze.

9.   Semifinal losers ------

10.   Semifinal losers Bartlomiej Kurowski of Poland and Marcel Fisher of Switzerland each gathered a bronze.