India, Aug. 6 -- India endured mixed fortunes on the opening day of the Korea Masters 2026 in Asan, with experienced campaigner Kidambi Srikanth suffering an early exit, while teenage sensation Tanvi Sharma continued her impressive run. Although India's men's singles challenge came to an abrupt end, the women's contingent delivered a series of encouraging performances, with several players progressing to the second round of the BWF Super 300 tournament.

Kidambi Srikanth Suffers Early Exit

Third seed Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out in the opening round after a closely contested three-game battle against Israel's Daniil Dubovenko. The former world No. 1 fought hard but eventually went down 20-22, 21-14, 12-21 in a 50-minute encounter.

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