Final round coming up Lakshya Sen won the first round by 21-13 and lost the second round 21-12.
The 20-year-old shuttler is in the form of his life having beaten current Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen at German Open only a few days back.
Sen had earlier stunned World No 3 and two-time medallist at World Championships, Anders Antonsen of Denmark, 21-16 21-18 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals.