In an engrossing match that lasted 62 minutes, Srikanth lost to second seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 22-20, 13-21, 16-21. Chou had the upper hand in the first game with a 6-2 lead but the former world No.1 came back to level things at 10-10. Srikanth was in control for most of the first game after that, although he had to stave off a late comeback from Chou to take the game 22-20.

 The Chinese Taipei player, however, built on the momentum and held the clear upper hand for most of the second game. The third game saw Chou race to a 19-11 lead after the interval but Srikanth caused a scare with a fight back by taking the next four points on the trot. Chou, however, kept his calm to finally take the game 21-16.