Overview
- The world No. 3 duo defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chang Ko-Chi and Po Li-Wei 25-23, 21-16 in a 48-minute opener.
- Ranked first in the draw, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty arrive with Asian Games gold, a World Championships bronze and recent runner-up finishes in Hong Kong and China.
- India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost their women’s doubles first round 10-21, 14-21 to Indonesia’s F Kusuma and M Puspitasari.
- Singles action starts Wednesday, with seventh seed Lakshya Sen facing Su Li Yang and HS Prannoy taking on Brian Yang.
- Other Indian openers include Kidambi Srikanth vs Lin Chun-Yi, Ayush Shetty vs Justin Hoh, Kiran George vs Kenta Nishimoto, and Tharun Mannepalli vs Magnus Johannesen.