Kidambi Srikanth got the better of Loh Kean Yew, by registering a 21-14, 21-15 victory in the 1st round. The 33-year-old had defeated Loh only once before in their 4 meetings (CWG 2018), had subsequently lost to him at the World C'ship - 21-15, 22-20. He had again lost in straight sets a year later, before another at the Asian Championship Round of 32.

