That's a real shame. They must have thought making the trip to India offered a real chance of MD 25k matches, especially as their stablemate Katy did so well there over the festive season.
GB interest in the doubles is already over, as The Dartist also lost
R1: Dart/Muntean (GBR/FRA) lost to Ivakhnenko/Jakupovic (RUS/SLO) 3-6 5-7
R1: Webley-Smith/Raina (GBR/IND) [3] lost to Chilumula/Perrin (IND/SUI) 6-2 2-6 [8-10]