Both Indian men’s doubles pairs received first-round byes and now know their opponents in the second round, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.

Top seeds Anirudh Chandrasekar and Sriram Balaji will face Nepal’s Abhishek Bastola and Pradip Khadka. The Nepalese pair advanced with a 6-2, 4-6, [14-12] win over Mongolia’s Badrakh Munkhbaatar and Zolbador Urnukh.

Fifth seeds Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh will take on Kazakhstan’s Denis Yevseyev and Beibit Zhukayev, who defeated Hong Kong’s Cheng Siu Chi and Wong Tsz Fu 6-1, 6-3.

Both Indian teams need 2 wins each to assure a medal.