China's Yuan Licen, who has secured victory in every qualifying round, including a thrilling 13-11, 6-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 win against Portuguese João Geraldo yesterday eased past Ahmad Khalil Al-Mohannadi of Qatar today.  

Licen beat Al-Mohannadi 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 in straight games.  

Choi Hyojoo of Republic of Korea beat Hungarian Georgina Póta in a thrilling 10-12, 5-11, 14-12, 11-8, 21-19 encounter. 

Lubomír Jančařík of Czech Republic failed to defeat Jonathan Groth of Denmark in round of 48. 

Groth triumphed against Jančařík with a 11-5, 3-11, 11-4, 11-5 scoreline. 

The mixed doubles competition saw Dang Qiu and Nina Mittelham of Germany knock out Hong Kong's Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1. 

Romania’s Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs defeated German opponents Patrick Franziska and Petrissa Solja 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7. 

The competition is scheduled to run until next Thursday (March 31).