Tomokazu Harimoto, in front a raucous crowd, put on a blitzkrieg performance, blazing past Mohamed Elbeiali 4-0, including a bagel in the second game.

Harimoto did not hold back anything in his arsenal, as Elbeiali managed to win only a total of 11 points in four games. The final scoreline was 11-6, 11-0, 11-4, 11-1.

Bruna Takahashi and Bernadette Szocs also got off to winning starts, winning both their matches 4-0.

Bruna breezed past Giret Maylis 11-6, 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 in a highly uneven contest.

It was nice to get off to a good start, and am glad to win 4-0. I am still very much getting used to the hall and conditions. I will work with my coach to prepare for my next match against Manika Batra. She has a different style of play (long pimpled backhand rubber), and I will need to play a lot more balls on the table, reflected Takahashi.

Bernadette had a more competitive encounter, winning 11-6, 11-1, 12-10, 11-3 against upcoming teenager Constantina Psihogios.

I was highly focused as it was my first match. She (Constantina) is a young player with a bright future, so I was mentally prepared. I love being here in Macau, and will keep trying to give my best. I had to fight really hard in the third game, as my opponent played her best. I was down a few game points but wanted to win 4-0, so kept fighting and managed to win , said Szocs.

Coincidentally, both Takahashi and Szocs take on Indian opponents in their next matches, facing Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula respectively for a place in the knockouts.

Jang Woojin began his campaign with a nervy 4-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 11-6) win over Eric Jouti.

Jouti managed to cause a few problems, even leading 10-6 in the second game, but Woojin dug deep to eventually find some rhythm and close out the match.

Day 2 sees the Top 16 seeds entering the fray in both the Mens and Womens singles. Kicking off the session, Jang Woojin (World Rank 12) is set to challenge Eric Jouti, while Satsuki Odo (World Rank 8) will take on Maria Xiao.