Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik made quick progress into the next round after junior pair Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing were forced to concede midway through the second game. 

The match ended at 21-12 11-6 after Aaron Tai sustained a back injury at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.

Meanwhile, another men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani claimed a win over scratch pair Choi Sol Syu-Goh V Shem 19-21 21-16 21-10.

However, Arif Junaidi-Yap Roy King’s run came to an end after pushing Takomi Nomura-Yuichi Shimogami to a deciding game but went down 26-28 21-18 22-20 in 64 minutes. 

The same fate fell to Chia Wei Jie-Lwi Sheng Hao who also defeated the Japanese duo and went down  21-18 21-15.

In women’s doubles, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah continued Malaysia’s run with straight sets victory over India’s Kavipriya Selvam-Simran Singhi 21-18 21-6. 

Next, they will face France’s Margot Lambet-Camille Pognante. 

Meanwhile, Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting bowed out after falling to the World No. 9 pair from Chinese Taipei with a score of 21-17 21-15.

In mixed doubles, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei suffered a first-round exit after losing to China’s Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi 16-21 19-21. 

It was Tang Jie-Ee Wei’s first defeat against the China opponents after a previous encounter during Korean Open 2024.

In men’s singles, Justin Hoh fell 21-17 21-15 to his World No. 15 Chinese opponent, while Leong Jun Hao was forced to retire during his second game with the score standing at 21-5 8-3.