Lakshya Sen, world No. 11 and Commonwealth Games champion, blew a game lead to lose 22-20 19-21 18-21 in one hour and ten minutes to world No. 14 Ka Long Angus NG.
Kapila and Shetty won a hard-fought 20-22 21-16 21-11 victory over Tang Chun Man and Yeung Shing Choi in the men’s doubles. In the women’s singles, two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu had to dig deep to defeat Saloni Samirbhai Mehta 16-21 21-7 21-9 and tie the match at 2-2.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the women’s doubles decider by defeating Tsz Yau NG and Wing Yung NG 21-13 21-12.
