Former world No. 11 Sameer Verma withdrew due to a back ailment on day 4 of BAI selection trials on Monday, leaving Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat in contention for the top spot in men's singles. Aakarshi Kashyap and Ashmita Chaliha took lead in the fight for 1 to 4 position in women's singles.

The Indian men's team, captained by global bronze medalist Lakshya Sen, defeated Hong Kong 3-2 in group A on Thursday to keep their faint prospects of reaching the knockout stage of the Badminton Asia Team Championships alive. India had suffered 0-5 loss to Korea in their opening match.