Nehwal defeated her Chinese counterpart Bingjio by 21-19, 11-21, 21-17 while Arjun-Kapila prevailed over Sze Fei and Izzuddin of Malaysia by 18-21, 24-22, and 21-18
Playing on court 1, PV Sindhu won the match within two straight games by margin of 21-15, 21-11. She was extremely dominant against her Belgian counterpart and eliminated her from competition in just two games.