In a mixed day for Indian badminton at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament, Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu both advanced to the second round with impressive straight-game victories. Srikanth, a former world No. 1, triumphed over Loh Kean Yew, the eighth seed from Singapore, with a score of 21-14, 21-15 in just 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, defeated Tung Ciou-Tong of Chinese Taipei. Srikanth's next challenge will be against Su Li Yang from Chinese Taipei, while Sindhu will face Amalie Schulz from Denmark in the round of 16. However, Ayush Shetty, a finalist at the Asia Championships, and Tharun Mannepalli faced defeats against their Japanese opponents. Unnati Hooda and Anmol Kharb also fought valiantly but fell short against higher-seeded players. Later in the day, Lakshya Sen, the seventh seed and a two-time All England finalist, is set to compete against Jia Heng Jason Teh from Singapore, along with other Indian women shuttlers.