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Badminton: PV Sindhu clinches Silver Medal at YONEX Swiss Open 2021

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PV Sindhu settles for silver medalIndian Shuttler PV Sindhu clinched the Silver Medal in the 2021 Swiss Open Super 300 (Officially known as Yonex Swiss Open 2021) after she was defeated in the final by SpainтАЩs Carolina Marin. The tournament took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from March 2-7, 2021.

Swiss Open

  • The 2021 Swiss Open was the 1st tournament of the 2021 BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Tour.
  • It is organized by Swiss Badminton & sanctioned by the BWF.
  • Total prize money is US$140,000

MenтАЩs Events

  • MenтАЩs Singles┬а– Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) to win the Singles Title at the 2021 Swiss Open.
  • MenтАЩs Doubles – Danish Pair Kim Astrup & Anders Rasmussen defeated the German Pair Mark Lamsfuss & Marvin Saidel & won the Doubles Title.

WomenтАЩs Doubles

  • Malaysian Pair of Pearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan defeated BulgariaтАЩs┬аGabriela & Stefani Stoeva to win the WomenтАЩs Doubles Title.

Mixed Doubles

  • The French pair of Thom Gicquel & Delphine Delrue won the Mixed Doubles title after defeating DenmarkтАЩs Mathias Christiansen & Alexandra Boje.

Category

Winners

Runners

MenтАЩs SinglesViktor Axelsen (Denmark)Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
WomenтАЩs SinglesCarolina Marin (Spain)PV Sindhu (India)
MenтАЩs DoublesKim Astrup & Anders Rasmussen (Denmark)Mark Lamsfuss & Marvin Saidel (German)
WomenтАЩs DoublesPearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)Gabriela & Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria)
Mixed DoublesThom Gicquel & Delphine Delrue (France)Mathias Christiansen & Alexandra Boje (Denmark)

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About Badminton World Federation (BWF):
President тАУ Poul-Erik H├╕yer Larsen
Headquarters тАУ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia