The 2021 Swiss Open (officially known as the Yonex Swiss Open 2021, after its sponsor) was a badminton tournament in
St. Jakobshalle in
Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
, from 2 to 7 March 2021. It had a purse of $140,000.
Tournament
The 2021 Swiss Open was the first tournament of the
2021 BWF World Tour and also part of the
Swiss Open championships which had been held since 1955. This tournament was organized by the Swiss Badminton and sanctioned by the
BWF.
Venue
This international tournament was held at
St. Jakobshalle in
Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the
BWF points system for the
BWF World Tour Super 300 event.
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$140,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Viktor Axelsen
Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and four-time European Badminton Championships, European Cha ...
(champion)
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Lee Zii Jia ''(semi-finals)''
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Rasmus Gemke ''(second round)''
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Srikanth Kidambi
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. Known for his powerful smashes and quick footwork, he became the first Indian male to reach the World No. 1 ranking in the BWF World Rankings in April 2018. He made history ...
''(semi-finals)''
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B. Sai Praneeth ''(quarter-finals)''
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Kantaphon Wangcharoen ''(quarter-finals)''
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Shesar Hiren Rhustavito ''(quarter-finals)''
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Kunlavut Vitidsarn ''(final)''
Wild card
Swiss Badminton awarded a wild card entry to
Christian Kirchmayr of Switzerland.
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
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Carolina MarÃn
Carolina MarÃa MarÃn MartÃn (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish badminton player. She is an Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, Olympic Champion, three-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and eight-time Europea ...
(champion)
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P. V. Sindhu ''(final)''
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Pornpawee Chochuwong
Pornpawee Chochuwong (; born 22 January 1998) is a Thai badminton player. She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 2015 Asian and 2016 World Junior Championships. She was also part of the Thai winning teams at the 2017, 2019 and 2021 S ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Mia Blichfeldt ''(semi-finals)''
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Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thai: บุศนันท์ à¸à¸¶à¹Šà¸‡à¸šà¸³à¸£à¸¸à¸‡à¸žà¸±à¸™à¸˜à¹Œ; born 22 March 1996) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in singles. She was the women's singles gold medalists at the 2015 SEA Games, and ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Sung Ji-hyun
Sung Ji-hyun (; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Badminton Asia Championships, Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Badminton at the Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a ...
''(second round)''
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Zhang Beiwen ''(quarter-finals)''
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Kim Ga-eun ''(first round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Aaron Chia /
Soh Wooi Yik ''(semi-finals)''
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. Together with his men's doubles partner Chirag Shetty, he won the gold medal at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Indian ...
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Chirag Shetty
Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. Partnering Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the men's doubles, he emerge victorius in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Ind ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Goh V Shem /
Tan Wee Kiong ''(second round)''
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Marcus Ellis
Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's dou ...
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Chris Langridge
Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze ...
''(second round)''
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Ong Yew Sin /
Teo Ee Yi ''(quarter-finals)''
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Kim Astrup /
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (champions)
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Vladimir Ivanov /
Ivan Sozonov
Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov (; born 6 July 1989) is a Russian badminton player. He competed for Russia at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. His current partner is Vladimir Ivanov. The duo's victories at the 2014 European Championships and ...
''(second round)''
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Ben Lane
Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 European Games, and also a bronze medal in the European Championships.
Personal life
Ben's mother Su ...
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Sean Vendy ''(second round)''
Wild card
Swiss Badminton awarded a wildcard entry to
Yann Orteu /
Minh Quang Pham of Switzerland.
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
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Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Jongkolphan Kititharakul (; born 1 March 1993) is a Thai badminton player who specialized in doubles. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2017 SEA Games, also part of the team that clinched the women's team gold medals in 2015, 2017 ...
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Rawinda Prajongjai ''(semi-finals)''
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Chow Mei Kuan /
Lee Meng Yean ''(semi-finals)''
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Gabriela Stoeva /
Stefani Stoeva ''(final)''
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Chloe Birch /
Lauren Smith ''(first round)''
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Maiken Fruergaard /
Sara Thygesen ''(quarter-finals)''
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Émilie Lefel /
Anne Tran ''(first round)''
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Rachel Honderich /
Kristen Tsai ''(quarter-finals)''
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Selena Piek
Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe At ...
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Cheryl Seinen ''(quarter-finals)''
Wild card
Swiss Badminton awarded a wildcard entry to
Jenjira Stadelmann /
Caroline Racloz of Switzerland.
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Chan Peng Soon /
Goh Liu Ying ''(quarter-finals)''
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Hafiz Faizal /
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja ''(first round)''
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Marcus Ellis
Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's dou ...
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Lauren Smith ''(semi-finals)''
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Goh Soon Huat /
Shevon Jemie Lai ''(quarter-finals)''
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Tan Kian Meng /
Lai Pei Jing ''(semi-finals)''
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Thom Gicquel /
Delphine Delrue (champions)
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Mark Lamsfuß /
Isabel Herttrich ''(quarter-finals)''
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Robin Tabeling /
Selena Piek
Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe At ...
''(first round)''
Wild card
Swiss Badminton awarded a wildcard entry to
Yann Orteu /
Aline Müller of Switzerland.
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament Link
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