The Indian star badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won their last group encounter on Tuesday when they beat the Singaporean pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao 21-16, 21-15 in straight sets.
Gutta and Ponnappa were leading right from the beginning and did not allow Sari and Yao to come back in the game. They won the match comfortably in 35 minutes.
Even after this win, Gutta and Ponnappa failed to qualify for the knock out stages as they were placed Third in their group. They were tied with the Chinese Taipei and Japanese pair, but failed to qualify due to points won and lost in all matches.
This is a big setback to India's Medal hopes as Gutta and Ponnappa were one of the strong contenders in Women's Doubles Badminton Tournament.
