They were not expected to go beyond the first round or max 2, that's what transpired eventually. So why should they have missed the great opening ceremony? i'm sure both enjoyed the opening night a lot ...they knew they were not gonna get past rd. 1 or max into rd. 2 if lucky...soumyajit was ready with a good excuse that his opponent in rd. 2 was ranked many places above him. well fortunately for him the excuse worked because there wasn't any limelight on him to start with..
