Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat and the doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnapppa and G. Jwala entered the pre-quarterfinals of the $120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold here on Wednesday.
Defending champion Bhat defeated local qualifier Patrick Kaemnitz 21-10, 24-22 in 36 minutes. The Indian will next meet the winner of the match between Korean Wan Ho Son and Finland’s Eetu Heino.
Jwala and Ashwini beat the Indonesian pair of Suci Rizky Andini and Maretha Dea Giovani 21-17, 21-16 in 30 minutes.