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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 Spain’s 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

Men’s Events

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

Women’s Doubles

  • Malaysian Pair of Pearly Tan & Thinaah Muralitharan defeated Bulgaria’s Gabriela & Stefani Stoeva to win the Women’s Doubles Title.

Mixed Doubles

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

Category

Winners

Runners

Men’s SinglesViktor Axelsen (Denmark)Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
Women’s SinglesCarolina Marin (Spain)PV Sindhu (India)
Men’s DoublesKim Astrup & Anders Rasmussen (Denmark)Mark Lamsfuss & Marvin Saidel (German)
Women’s 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 – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Headquarters – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia