Star paddler Sharath Kamal and Poulomi lost to the Thai duo of Padasak Tanviriyavechakul and Suthasiniin Sawettabut 6-11 9-11 14-16 in a round-of-32 match at the Suwon Gymnasium.
West Bengal ace Poulomi then combined with Ankita Das to thrash the Pakistani pair of Shabnam Bilal and Rahila Kashif 11-5 11-1 11-7 in just 12 minutes.
The India duo of Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj and Madhurika Suhas Patkar got past the Mongolian pair of Munkh Orgil Batbayar and Enkhjin Barkhas 12-10 11-3 11-6 to enter the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals.
In the final outing of the day for Indian paddlers, Neha Aggarwal, the only female table tennis player to represent the nation in Olympics -- 2008 Beijing Games, combined with Madhurika to make it to the last-16.
The Neha-Madhurika duo eased past Aishath Nisa and Aminath Shiura Shareef of Maldives 11-3 11-6 11-2 in the round-of-32 clash.