Hyderabad: India's mixed doubles pair of Valiyaveetil Diju and Jwala Gutta were knocked out of World Badminton Championship on Friday losing to Indonesian duo of Nova Widianto-Liliyana Natsir in straight sets at the SAAP Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli, in Hyderabad.
Widianto and Natsir, seeded second and defending champions, beat Diju and Gutta comprehensively 21-16, 21 -14 in just 27 minutes.
The world No. 8 Indian duo started well taking the lead but the experienced Indonesian pair fought back and took control of the first game winning it 21-16.
The story was the same in the second game with the Indians making just too many errors losing the game 14-21.
The result was a disappointment for the fans after Diju and Gutta had become the first-ever Indian mixed doubles pair to have made it to the quarter-finals of a World Badminton Championship.
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