World number five Saina thrashed China's Kaori Imabeppu 21-9 21-12 in just 33 minutes in the women's singles competition. The Indian will next take on China's Xiao Jia Chen tomorrow.
World number 16 Indian pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta notched up a 21-16 21-18 win over the Indonesian combo of Riky Widianto and Puspita Richi Dili in the mixed doubles competition. They will next take on the Korean combo of Sa Rang Kim and Hye In Choi.
Women's doubles pair of Pradnya Gadre and Prajakta Sawant also reached the second round with a 21-13 14-21 21-16 victory over Kai Hsin Chiang and Pei-Ling Tsai of Chinese Taipei. They will face off against Duanganong Aroonkesorn and Kunchala Voravichitchaikul of Thailand.
But in men's singles, Sai Praneeth B was the lone survivor as he notched up a brilliant straight game triumph against 11th seed Wing Ki Wong of Hong Kong. The Indian beat Wong 21-19 21-16 in 32 minutes.
