In other pre-quarterfinal matches, N K Lakhotia surprised second seeded Sunil Mittal 21-19, 21-13 while Rajesh kapoor upset another seeded player, Anil Khanna 21-13, 21-16. Former champion Rakesh Kaushal also made it to the last eight stage, beating O M Aggarwal 21-9, 21-1.

Results: Men's singles (pre-quarterfinals): K K Puri bt S P Narula 21-16, 21-10; Rajesh Kapoor bt Anil Khanna 21-13, 21-16; N K Lakhotia bt Sunil Mittal 21-19, 21-13; Suresh Sharma bt N K Jain 21-10, 21-18; Rakesh Kaushal bt O M Aggarwal 21-9, 21-1. Men's singles (2nd round): Suresh Sharma bt Satish Sharma 21-7, 21-16. Men's singles (1st round): Satish Sharma bt Surender Khanna 21-14, 19-21, 21-9.