Saina Nehwal survives scare,Sameer upsets 11th seed

In the second game,Saina opened up a 8-4 lead but Jindapon clawed back to level at 11-11. From 17-16,the world number 53 Thai reeled off four straight points to win the second game and bounce back into the match. In the decider,both the shuttlers were locked in a grim battle till 12-12 before Saina broke off and held her forte till the end.

Also reaching the next round is fourth seed PV Sindhu,who notched up a 21-9 15-21 21-14 over Mi Jin Jung.

In the mens singles,Sameer Verma created an upset,defeating 11th seeded Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand 21-10 22-20 to reach the second round. Among other Indians,K Srikanth beat Marius Myhre 14-21 21-12 21-7,12th seeded Sourabh Varma thrashed Sukamta Evert 21-11 21-12,Sai Praneeth B saw off Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo 15-21 25-23 21-17.

However,Anand Pawar failed to cross the first hurdle and suffered a 21-15 18-21 19-21 loss to ninth seed Brice Leverdez,while RMV Gurusaidutt also crashed out with a 21-18 14-21 13-21 loss to Soon Huat Goh.