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Malaysians Chen Tang Jie: India's mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto began their Badminton World Championships campaign with a comprehensive win over Irish duo Joshua Magee and Moya Ryan here on Wednesday.

The 16th seeded India duo, who received a bye in the opening round, registered a straight-game victory over the Irish pair with the scoreline 21-11, 21-16 to move in to the third round, where they will meet fifth seed Tand Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong.

The Indian pair delivered a dominant performance in the opening game, winning it comfortably 21-11. In the second game, they carried their momentum forward, establishing a 12-8 lead. An unforced error from the Irish duo helped the Indians extend their advantage to 13-9.