Overview
- India's Anahat Singh, ranked 62nd, defeated world No. 28 Marina Stefanoni in a five-game thriller to reach the second round in her World Championships debut.
- Veer Chotrani, another debutant, upset England’s 23rd seed Declan James in a tightly contested four-game match.
- Abhay Singh overcame world No. 25 Nicolas Mueller with a 3-1 victory, while Ramit Tandon defeated Japan’s Ryunosuke Tsukue to also advance.
- Velavan Senthilkumar lost in the first round to reigning world champion Diego Elias despite a strong start, ending his campaign.
- Anahat, Abhay, Chotrani, and Tandon now face higher-ranked Egyptian opponents in the next round, presenting significant challenges ahead.