Defending champion Taufik lived up to his billing as one of the world's best players by beating the Thai 21-14 20-22 21-14 in the second round. Boonsak last week stole the headlines, winning the Singapore Open Super Series  and was expected to give a tough fight. But it was not to be.

Boonsak's nemesis Hidayat, the current Asian champion and 2005 world champion, took barely an hour to take his head-to-head record against the 25-year-old Thai to 6-0 at the Senayan Isatora Sport stadium.

In the mixed doubles, Boonsak's compatriots Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam crashed out to Han Sang-hoon and Hwang Yu-mi 21-18 13-21 21-18 in round 2.