India's [ Images ] Mahesh Bhupathi [ Images ] and Max Mirnyi [ Images ] qualified for the season-ending World Tour Finals after advancing to the Paris Masters quarter-finals but Rohan Bopanna [ Images ] and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi's [ Images ] bid failed following a second round defeat in Paris.

Sixth seed Bhupathi and Mirnyi beat Jonathan Erlich and Michael Kohlmann 3-6, 6-1, 10-5 but their progress to London [ Images ] Finals depended on Mike and Bob Bryan's victory.

And the American twins helped Bhupathi and Mirnyi's cause by beating Wesley Moodie [ Images ] and Dick Norman [ Images ] 7-6(2), 7-6(5) in their quarter-finals.

However, it was a heart-break for the seventh seed Indo-Pak Express, as the duo lost 3-6, 2-6 to Mark Knowles [ Images ] and Andy Ram [ Images ].

The defeat means Bopanna is now available for Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Leander Paes [ Images ] and Lukas Dlouhy [ Images ], who have reached the quarter-finals, had already clinched their place in the prestigious World Tour Finals, starting on Sunday.