Shetty comfortably defeated England's Cholan Kayan 21-12, 21-15 in 42 minutes to progress to the main round. The 19-year-old will face Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in his opening match on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, Muthuswamy fought through two rounds, first winning against China\u2019s Yuehang Wang 21-13, 21-4 in just 23 minutes, then defeating compatriot Tharun Mannepalli 21-7, 21-10 in the final qualifying round. He will meet Denmark\u2019s Magnus Johannesen in his first-round match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men's singles main draw will feature six Indian players, including four direct entries: Srikanth Kidambi and HS Prannoy, who will face each other in the first round, and Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George. George will play Denmark's Rasmus Gemke while Rajawat is set to compete against local player Tobias Kuenzi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, India's top-ranked men's singles shuttler Lakshya Sen withdrew from the tournament. Other notable withdrawals from the men\u2019s singles competition include Lee Zii Jia, Shi Yu Qi and Lee Cheuk Yiu. As a result of these absentees, India\u2019s Kidambi Srikanth, who was originally scheduled to play in the qualifying rounds, was promoted to the main draw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The men's singles main draw will feature six Indian players, including four direct entries: Srikanth Kidambi and HS Prannoy, who will face each other in the first round, and Priyanshu Rajawat and Kiran George. George will play Denmark's Rasmus Gemke while Rajawat is set to compete against local player Tobias Kuenzi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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