Sourabh Verma had a decent season in which he claimed two BWF Super 100 titles at Hyderabad and Vietnam and also won the Slovenia International series in May.
The 26-year-old Indian, who won two BWF Super 100 titles in Hyderabad and Vietnam this year, went down 15-21 17-21 to world no 22 Tzu Wei in a 48-minute summit clash to miss out on his maiden Super 300 crown here.
The only Indian remaining in contention for the title, Verma registered a hard-fought 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 win over his Korean opponent Heo Kwang Hee in the semifinal.
Third seed Srikanth continued to struggle as his run was cut short by former world no. 1 Son Wan Ho.
Kidambi Srikanth defeated Sourabh Verma 21-11 15-21 21-19 while H.S. Prannoy lost to Jonatan Christie 12-21, 19-21.
Sourabh defeated Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-15, 21-19 and Lucas Claerbout of France 21-19, 21-19 to make it to the main draw of the $ 400,000 tournament.
Sourabh Verma registered a thrilling victory in three games against China's Sun Fei Xiang to lift the Vietnam Open title on Sunday.
Sourabh Verma defeated Minoru Koga 22-20, 21-15 in the semi-final clash which lasted for 51 minutes.
Sourabh Verma won his first senior national title in 2011 but over training led to frequent break downs, which stopped him from playing tournaments consistently.
Lakshya Sen, who had entered the finals in 2017 and semifinals in the last edition, set up a third-round clash against Jammu and Kashmir's Vipul Saini.
The 25-year-old Indian, who is on a comeback trail after recovering from injuries, overcame World No. 119 Watanabe in the finals.
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