Indian shuttler H S Prannoy played out of his skin before going down fighting against Hsu Jen Hao of Chinese Taipei in the opening round of the Denmark Open Super Series Premier in Odense. World No 16 Prannoy, who had lost to Hao at the 2011 Bulgarian International, could not exert enough pressure on his opponent and suffered a 21-23, 21-19, 15-21 loss in a men's singles match.