Former All England champion Pullela Gopichand and Nikhil Kanetkar bowed out of the Singapore Open badminton tournament losing their second round men's singles matches on Wednesday night.
Gopichand failed to offer much resistance, losing to seventh seeded Niels Christian Kaldau of Denmark in straight sets 5-15, 3-15, according to information received in Delhi.
Kanetkar, who faced Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratana in the second round, stretched his Hong Kong rival before losing 7-15, 15-12, 6-15.
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