Fourth seed Shi Yuqi, who stunned his teammate Lin to enter the All England finals this year, fought off tenacious challenge from Ireland's Scott Evans before winning 23-22, 22-20.
The 21-year-old Shi was too nervous in his first world championships but put the situation under control at the crucial moment.
World No. 1 Son Wan Ho of South Korea beat Kalle Koljonen of Finland 21-14, 21-16 while eighth seed Kidambi Srikanth of India defeated Sergey Sirant of Russia 21-13, 21-12.
Defending champion Chen Long will kick off his campaign on Tuesday against Georges Julien Paul of Mauritius and second seed Lee Chong-wei of Malaysia take on Brice Leverdez of France.
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