Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa knocked out of World Badminton Championship

Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa never looked in touch after losing the first game before losing the game eventually. (Source: Express File)

India’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa were knocked out of the World Badminton Championship after losing their quarter-final match against unseeded Japanese pair of Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonaoat in Jakarta on Friday.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games winning duo went down 23-25 14-21 in a game that lasted for 46 minutes.

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The Indian duo looked out of touch right after losing the first game as the Japanese pair lead the second game from start to end.

Gutta-Ponappa had won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championship.