India, Nov. 12 -- India's Lakshya Sen progressed to the men's singles second round with a win in straight games over Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu Jen in the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 badminton tournament here on Wednesday.

The eighth-seeded Indian, who received a big boost after winning the Hylo Open in Germany, beat Chi 21-19, 21-18 in a minute clash.

However, India faced defeats in doubles matches.

India's Dhruv Rawat and K. Maneesha went down 21-16, 14-21, 14-21 to fourth seeds Ye Hong Wei and Nicole Gonzales Chan of Chinese Taipei, while Hariharan Amsakarunan and Tanisha Crasto lost 7-21, 9-21 to top seeds Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin of China.

Lakshya, a 2021 world championships bronze medallist, had suffered a loss against C...