Bangkok, March 11 Indian shuttlers had a disappointing day at the Swiss Open as several players, including Ayush Shetty and Tanvi Sharma, were eliminated in the opening round of the Super 300 tournament here on Wednesday.
In men's singles, Ayush Shetty, the US Open champion, lost 18-21, 19-21 to Canada's Brian Yang, while Chinese Taipei's Chiu Pin-Chian defeated Unnati Hooda 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles.
Top seed Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia had earlier dominated India's Tanvi Sharma 21-11, 21-10 in a one-sided match that lasted just 30 minutes.
India also suffered a setback when HS Prannoy, the 2023 World Championships bronze medallist, gave a walkover to Japan's Koki Watanabe.
The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde also lost 19-21, 14-21 to fifth seeds Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday evening, world No. 4 men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the round of 16 with a 21-19, 21-19 win over Singapore's Eng Keat Wesley Koh and Junsuke Kubo.
H Amsakarunan and M R Arjun also progressed with a 21-16, 24-22 win over Chinese Taipei's Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh.