India suffered a disappointing start to the China Masters badminton tournament as Devika Sihag and: HS Prannoy was knocked out in the opening round on Tuesday. While Devika pushed her opponent to three games, Prannoy suffered a straight-game loss to bow out early.Thailand Open champion Devika Sihag showed great determination against Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan. After losing the opening game, he came back to level the match by winning the second, but he could not maintain the momentum in the decision. In the end he lost 19-21, 21-19, 13-21, ending his campaign in the first round.HS Prannoy also made an early exit after losing to Leong Jun Hao of Malaysia, 10-21, 14-21 in the opening round of the men’s singles. The former World Championships bronze medalist struggled to find his rhythm and lost matches.India will now look to bounce back on Wednesday when the newly crowned Japan Open champions PV Sindhu began his campaign against fellow Indian Unnati Hooda. Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty are also set to take the court as India’s hopes shift to the rest of the tournament’s players.