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he Indonesian badminton squad says it is not deterred by reported terrorist threats during the World Badminton Championships underway in Hyderabad, India.

A report, citing a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba, as the possible mastermind, on Sunday led to the withdrawal of the England team from the championships, which kicked off Monday.

"We've heard about it, and the official committee has made given explanations on that issue," Lius Pongoh, the Indonesian Badminton Association's (PBSI) head of athlete development division, said Monday.

"We're not overly concerned, let alone considering withdrawing from the championships."

Indian Police Commissioner Prabhakar Reddy dismissed the report, saying it was not based on any credible information. "There is no specific threat to the World Championships," said Commissioner Reddy, as quoted in a release made available to The Jakarta Post.

Reddy also stressed that the security measures put in place were equivalent to the measures implemented for any top international events hosted in India.

"The police are prepared for the worst or any eventualities," he said.

"The entire security plan is in place, we're geared up for the event whether or not there is any threat."

England's withdrawal has given Indonesian women's doubles pair Shendy Puspa Irawati/Meiliana Jauhari a walkover. They were scheduled to play Jenny Wallwork/Gabrielle White on Tuesday.

On Monday, Indonesian men's singles sixth seed, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, advanced to the second round after beating Austrian Michael Lahnsteiner 21-13, 21-9.

Women's singles shuttler Maria Kristin Yulianti also eased into the second round by crushing Sophia Hansson of Sweden 21-6, 21-2 in just 20 minutes.

Men's doubles pair Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki/Rian Sukmawan overcome Chinese pair Biao Chai/Xiaolong Liu 25-23, 21-17.

Mixed doubles pair Devin Lahardi Fitriawan/Lita Nurlita closed out the first round of the Indonesian contingent in their match against Wouter Claes/Nathalie Descamps of Belgium later in the evening.

Meanwhile, a shock result was registered by unseeded Dicky Palyama of the Netherlands, who beat one of the top players from the much-vaunted Chinese contingent, 11th seed men's singles shuttler Bao Chunlai, in straight sets 21-18 21-14.