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Jwala-Ashwini in final of Canada Open

By The Assam Tribune

CALGARY (CANADA), June 28 (PTI): Commonwealth Games silver-medallist duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa entered the women�s doubles final of the Canada Open badminton tournament after posting a straight-game victory over Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto here today.

The third-seeded Indian combo outplayed the Japanese pair of 21-17, 21-16 in their semi-final match that lasted just half-an-hour.

The bronze medal winners of the 2011 World Championship, Jwala and Ashwini will clash with the top seeded Dutch pair of Selena Piek and Eefje Muskens in the final.

It was an easy match for Jwala and Ashwini, who hardly broke a sweat against their Japanese opponents.

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