Hyderabad , Aug 12 : I Arvind Bhat of India went down fighting to ninth seed Yu Hsien Hsieh of Chinese Tapiei in the first round of the World Badminton Championships at the Balayogi Stadium here on Tuesday.
Bhat ranked No. 24 in the world saved three match points and lost one to go down 14-21, 21-19, 22-24 in a thriller which lasted for more than an hour.