The 30-year-old former world champion, who had opted to withdraw from all BWF World Tour events in October last year to recover from a foot injury, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 22-20

Thalapathy Vijay’s Jana Nayagan audio launch at Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia, drew over 85,000 attendees, earning a place in the Malaysia Book of Records as the largest Tamil film audio release held outside India