PV Sindhu Faces Early Exit at Swiss Open Badminton Tournament
Sindhu's Struggles Continue
Basel [Switzerland], March 20: Two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion PV Sindhu has unfortunately exited the Swiss Open badminton tournament in the first round, marking a continuation of her challenging performance on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this year.
Ranked 17th globally, Sindhu was defeated by world number 31, Julie Jakobsen, with scores of 21-17, 21-19 after a match lasting 61 minutes, as reported by Olympics.com.
This defeat signifies Sindhu's third consecutive first-round exit this year. She began the season by reaching the quarterfinals at the Indian Open but has since struggled, failing to advance past the first round in the Indonesia Masters, All England Open, and now the Swiss Open, a tournament she previously won in 2022.
Men's Singles Highlights
In the men's singles category, Kidambi Srikanth triumphed over his fellow Indian HS Prannoy in a tightly contested match, winning 23-21, 23-21.
Currently ranked 49th in the world, Srikanth is set to face China's sixth-ranked player, Li Shifeng, in the round of 16.
Qualifier Sankar Subramanian, ranked 64th, advanced to the second round by defeating Magnus Johannesen with a commanding score of 21-5, 21-16. He will now compete against Denmark's world number two, Anders Antonsen.
Women's Singles Progress
In women's singles, Anupama Upadhyaya and Isharani Baruah successfully moved forward, with Anupama defeating the promising Indian player Nmole Kharb 21-14, 21-13, while Isharani Baruah edged past Aakarshi Kashyap in a thrilling match that ended 21-18, 17-21, 20-22.
Other Indian players, including Malvika Bansod, Kiran George, and Ayush Shetty, were unable to progress beyond the first round.
Swiss Open 2025 Badminton: Day 2 Results
-Men's Singles
Ayush Shetty lost to Kenta Nishimoto (JPN) 21-15, 21-19
Kidambi Srikanth beat HS Prannoy 23-21, 23-21
Sankar Subramanian beat Magnus Johannesen (DEN) 21-5, 21-16
Kiran George lost to Rasmus Gemke (DEN) 21-18, 17-21, 10-21
-Women's Singles
Isharani Baruah beat Aakarshi Kashyap 21-18, 17-21, 20-22
R Santhosh Ramraj lost to Line Christophersen (DEN) 21-11, 21-17
Malvika Bansod lost to Michelle Li (CAN) 20-22, 21-14, 21-19
PV Sindhu lost to Julie Jakobsen (DEN) 21-17, 21-19
-Mixed Doubles
Ayush Agarwal/Shruti Mishra lost to Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Phataimas Muenwong (THA) 21-18, 21-9
Ashith Surya/Amrutha Pramuthesh lost to Zhu Yi Jun/Zhang Chi (CHN) 21-10, 21-9
Sathish Karunakaran/Aadya Variyatth beat Koceila Mammeri/Tanina Mammeri (ALG) 21-15, 22-20.