R Vaishali defeated China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarter-finals before losing to another Chinese opponent Ju Wenjun 0.5-2.5 in the semi-final.
India 1 (women), who were the sole leaders going into the final, suffered a 1:3 defeat as their star performers, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni, conceded their first losses of the tournament.
Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni will go up against the US. Team 2's D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani to go up against Germany.
India 2 are contenders for the title though they trail Armenia, the only side to have defeated them, by a match point. R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev remain unbeaten, with a score of 7.5 each.
Going into the last five rounds—the decider phase of the tournament—India 2 and Uzbekistan each have the highest game points of 19/24 (one point for a win, and half for a draw).
R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev have scored 3.5/4 game points each, meaning they have conceded only one draw each in their first four outings, while Bhakti Kulkarni, has won all the three games so far.