India’s first tie of the day saw Aryaman Tandon defeat Nepal’s bin Shreshtha 21-8, 18-21, 21-14 in the boys’ singles clash after a minor hiccup in the second game but regained control as the game went down to the wire. However, in the girls’ singles clash, the rising star of India Aakarshi Kashyap overcame the challenge from Rashila Maharjan in straight sets (21-5, 21-7) to make it 2-0 in the tie.