The 21-year-old Johor shuttler had to slog for an hour to dispose of the world No 28 Indonesian at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi.

Tze Yong, ranked 60 in the world, will face Frenchman Lucas Claerbout in the second round tomorrow.

Meanwhile, 2016 Rio Olympics mixed doubles silver medallist Chan Peng Soon and his new partner, Valeree Siow got off to a winning start when the fifth seeds thrashed India’s Raju Mohamed Rehan-Anees Kowsar Jamaludeen 21-4, 21-9 in just 20 minutes.

“This is our first match together, so far our combination is good … we hope we can continue to keep the rhythm so as to be able to challenge more powerful opponents,” Peng Soon said.

They will be up against another Indian pair, Kashish Sharma-Saruni Sharma, as they seek to qualify for the quarterfinals tomorrow.

The most-anticipated showdown tomorrow for Malaysian fans will be the one between national professional shuttler Soong Joo Ven and newly-crowned world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.

Joo Ven easily eliminated India’s Chirag Sen 21-8, 21-7 in the opening round yesterday while Kean Yew cleared the first round by disposing of Canada’s Xiaodong Sheng 16-21, 21-4, 21-13.