Calgary (Canada): 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 yesterday.


Jwala Gutta (left) and Ashwini Ponnappa 

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.