The Indonesia Badminton Festival also implements the "bubble" system like the previous tournaments.
The first team to win three matches wins the tie and earns points.
Under the leadership of BAT President Madam Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, all tournaments were successfully held at the Impact Arena located in Park Kret, Nonthaburi, Bangkok.
Srikanth defeated his rival 22-20 21-15 to set up a clash against Chinese qualifier Weng Hong Yang in the second round.
The men's doubles sees Indonesia' veteran pairing of and top the seeding ahead of reigning world champions Hoki Takuro and Kobayashi Yugo from Japan.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina, who has been on a comeback trail after recovering from some nagging injuries, also had to break her sweat to eke out a 21-15 17-21 21-13 win over Sim Yujin of South Korea.
Teams in a group play each other in ties - consisting of three singles and two doubles matches.
With the proficient gamers eager to assert themselves and clinch the coveted Asian title, carry on studying to find out about a few of the gamers to be careful for and the match planning.
The pair, who are seeded first and second respectively, have met seven times in the past year including where Yamaguchi claimed a comfortable win.
Schedule: Manila set to host Asia Championship 2022, Tuesday, 26 April -Sunday, 1 Might For the third time for the reason that inception of the occasion within the 12 months 1962, Manila will play host to the Asia Championships has additionally hosted within the years 1969 and 2001.
Description: MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines will kick off its campaign in the 2022 SMART Badminton Asia Championships at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex on Tuesday, April 26.