Hosts mixed it up to bag string of upsets in first round of Singapore Badminton Open

Norika Goh and Tai Wei Han fell to Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Pei Chen and Wang Pei Rong 21-12, 21-6. (Photo 11 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

In the Men’s Doubles, Liu Yi and Terry Yeo lost to the United States’ Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan 21-16, 21-13. The Singaporean pair had initially given the Americans a hard first set, only to see their opponents catch up and pull ahead. (Photo 12 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Ronald Susilo reacts in frustration as he misses a shot. (Photo 13 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Ronald Susilo and his doubles’ partner Candra Wijaya overcame England’s Chris Adcock and Robert Blair 21-17, 21-18 to progress into the next round. (Photo 14 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Shinta Sari and partner Lei Yao overcame the french pair, 8th seed Laura Choirnet and Weny Rasidi, (21-17, 21-10) . (Photo 15 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

Chen Jiayuan and Gu Juan were outplayed in the final set by India’s pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa. (Photo 16 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

Ashton Chen and Derek Wong were no match for their opponents, indonesian pair Muhammad Ahsan and Bona Septano as they fell (21-12, 21-12). (Photo 17 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

China’s Ying Luo and Yu Luo defeated Singapore pair Fu Mingtian and Vanessa Neo (21-7, 21-11). (Photo 19 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)

In the Women’s Doubles, Mok Jing Qiong and Samatha Neo face off against Germany’s Nicole Grether and Canada’s Charmaine Reid, losing both sets (21-8, 21-4). (Photo 20 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)