Coming into the match with a 3-7 head-to-head record, Prannoy found himself against the wall again when Christie zoomed past him in the opening game.

World No.11 Sen suffered a shock 17-21, 11-21 defeat to Indonesia’s World No. 38 Mohammed Zaki Ubaidillah, while Prannoy lost 17-21, 22-20, 22-24 to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka.