India's Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the opening round of the Indonesia Open badminton tournament after losing in straight games, here on Wednesday.
While world No 8 Sen lost to compatriot H S Prannoy 10-21, 9-21 in an all-India first round clash, world No 11 Srikanth, who was making a comeback after nearly a month, was stunned by 41st ranked Brice Leverdez of France 21-23, 10-21.
Sen, who is in red hot form, clinched his first-ever Super 500 title this year. The 20-year-old reached the finals of the prestigious All England Championships and was also part of the Indian men's team that lifted the historic Thomas Cup crown.
In the doubles action, the duo of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila opened their account with a win, getting the better of higher ranked Japanese pair of Kelichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi 27-25, 18-25, 21-19.
However, it was curtains for the women's duo of Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam, losing 9-21, 10-21 to China's Zhang Shu Xian and Zheng Yu in just 28 minutes.
The campaign also ended for another women's pairing of Haritha M Harinarayan and Ashna Noy.