India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and partner Vladimir Ivanov bowed out of the German Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament losing to third seeds Chris and Gabrielle Adcock 21-19, 21-15 here on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Arvind Bhat and the doubles duo of Ashwini and G. Jwala entered the pre-quarterfinals. Defending champion Bhat defeated local qualifier Patrick Kaemnitz 21-10, 24-22 while Jwala and Ashwini beat the Indonesia’s Suci Rizky Andini and Maretha Dea Giovani 21-17, 21-16.