Lee Chong Wei suffered one of the surprise losses of the opening day of action ©Getty Images

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There was no such problem for world number one Tai Tzu Ying in the women's singles ©Getty Images
There was no such problem for world number one Tai Tzu Ying in the women's singles ©Getty Images
Olympic champion Carolina Marin fell to a dramatic loss ©Getty Images
Olympic champion Carolina Marin fell to a dramatic loss ©Getty Images
Debby Susanto and Praveen Jordan combined to beat the Olympic mixed doubles champions ©Getty Images
Debby Susanto and Praveen Jordan combined to beat the Olympic mixed doubles champions ©Getty Images


Gabby and Chris Adcock made a strong start to their mixed doubles title defence ©Getty Images
Gabby and Chris Adcock made a strong start to their mixed doubles title defence ©Getty Images



Olympic silver medallists Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl won their women's doubles opener ©Getty Images
Olympic silver medallists Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl won their women's doubles opener ©Getty Images


Men's singles top seed Jan Ø Jorgensen cruised to his first win in Dubai ©Getty Images
Men's singles top seed Jan Ø Jorgensen cruised to his first win in Dubai ©Getty Images


His fellow Dane Viktor Axelsen shook off an injury en-route to a straight games win ©Getty Images
His fellow Dane Viktor Axelsen shook off an injury en-route to a straight games win ©Getty Images


Pusarla Sindhu came from behind to triumph in her first women's singles match ©Getty Images
Pusarla Sindhu came from behind to triumph in her first women's singles match ©Getty Images


Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee beat the defending women's doubles champions ©Getty Images
Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee beat the defending women's doubles champions ©Getty Images