Opening wins for Chinese duo
China’s Yan An and Zhou Yu started the proceedings in Doha win major wins against India’s Harmeet Desai and Romanian Ovidiu Ionescu respectively.
Yan An needed no more than 38 minutes to see off the Indian, winning 4-1 (11-6, 10-12, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9). For Zhou Yu, it was more of a contest as he beat his European opponent 4-2 (8-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3).