In the tournament that reward the winners to a total of USD 1.250.000 or equivalent to Rp. 17 Billion, Lin Dan’s title hope is buried by the Indian men’s singles player, Prannoy after playing a three-set game with the score of 15-21, 21-9, and 14-21 within the course of 59 minutes.

When asked about his comment after the defeat by the press, Lin said he has no comment on the matter. This result means that Lin never win any Indonesia Open titles even though he has won many other prestigious titles throughout his entire badminton career.

In addition to Lin’s loss, Chen Long, the other Chinese top men’s singles player also has to leave the competition early on the first round of Blibli Indonesia Open 2018. Chen Long was surprisingly defeated by the French player, Brice Leverdez. The No. 5 seed for the competition, who is also the Rio 2016 Olympics gold medalist, failed to beat Brice through a close match with the score of 21-17, 20-22, and 19-21.

The results above mean that Shi Yuqi is the only remaining Chinese men’s singles player on this tournament. The No. 3 seed for the competition made it to the second round after winning a three-set match against the English player, Rajiv Ouseph with the score of 16-21, 21-18, and 21-18.