Indian challenge in mixed doubles competion at the Denmark Open Super Series Premier at Odense has ended with the shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Tarun Kona losing in straight games in the first round. The Indian duo lost to the unseeded Indonesian combo of Markis Kido and Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth 18-21, 15-21 in their first ever clash. The Indian pair, ranked 43rd in the world, matched the Indonesian shuttlers till 11-all after which it was a complete one sided game. Elsewhere, Mumbai's Anand Pawar qualified for the main draw of the men's singles by winning two back-to-back qualifying matches. He first demolished Russia's Ivan Sozonov 21-7, 21-7 before defeating Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-19, 21-16. Pawar next faces Japanese fifth seed Sho Sasaki in the first round.Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will be making a comeback at the Denmark Open Super Series Premier today after lying low since winning the bronze medal at the London Olympics on August 5. The Hyderabadi shuttler had taken a break and had also missed out on two Super Series events in China and Japan. Seeded third in the penultimate Supere Series Premiere of the season, Saina will be up against South Korean Yeon Ju Bae. In the men's action, Mumbai's Ajay Jayaram will be facing Chinese seventh seed Pengyu Du in his first round singles match while Sourabh Verma faces a tough challenge against sixth seeded veteran Peter Gade.