Para Table Tennis, Women's Singles Class 1 Group Stage: Ekta Bhyan loses in the opener

Ekta bows down in straight games, 7-11, 4-11, 5-11, to Saudi Arabia's Maryam Almyrisl in the first match of the round robin group.

There are two more players in this category, with Chinese and South Korean paddlers, and they fight it out against each other in a round-robin format.

The top three players after the final group standings will win the medals.