Overview

• Lalthazuala Hmar dispatched Uganda’s Denis Mukasa 15-4, 15-4 in 14 minutes to open India’s run.
• Gnana Dattu TT recovered from a shaky first game to defeat Hungary’s Milan Mesterhazy 5-15, 15-7, 15-7.
• Asian junior bronze medallist Vennala K cruised past Ireland’s Siofra Flynn 15-1, 15-6 in the girls’ singles opener.
• Three Indian mixed doubles pairs advanced: Vansh Dev/Dianka Waldia, Vishnu Kedhar Kode/Keerthy Manchala, and C Lalramsanga/Taarini Suri, all winning in straight games.
• Seeded players begin their individual campaigns next, and Gnana Dattu is slated to face Brazil’s Joaquim Mendonca in Round 2.