Overview

• Top-seeded Lakshya Sen lost a hard-fought opening round match to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen in three games, marking a surprising early exit.
• Priyanshu Rajawat also exited in the first round after losing to Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in another closely contested three-game battle.
• In the women’s singles, Malvika Bansod defeated Turkey’s Neslihan Arin in three games to secure her spot in the second round.
• Aakarshi Kashyap triumphed in a nail-biting match against Japan’s Kaoru Sugiyama, winning 22-20 in the final game of a tightly contested encounter.
• Seventeen-year-old Unnati Hooda showcased resilience, overcoming Thailand’s Thamonwan Nithiittikrai in a dramatic three-game match to advance further.