Later in the day, India’s 20-year-old Ayush Shetty put up a brave fight against world No. 5 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the men’s singles round of 32.
Ayush Shetty, 27th in the badminton rankings, levelled the match after dropping the opener but eventually went down 19-21, 21-12, 16-21 in an hour and eight minutes.
Locked at 13-13 in the decider, Shetty – who had stunned Chou on his way to the US Open Super 300 title in June – could not withstand a late charge.
Later in the day, Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Gadde lost to Japan’s Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara 21-17, 21-11 in the opening round of the mixed doubles event.
Men’s doubles eighth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, along with Paris 2024 men’s singles semi-finalist Lakshya Sen, begin their campaigns on Wednesday.