2021 Swiss Open (badminton)

2021 Swiss Open

Tournament details
Dates	2–7 March
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$140,000
Venue	St. Jakobshalle
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Carolina Marín
Men's doubles	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Women's doubles	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
Mixed doubles	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue
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The 2021 Swiss Open (officially known as the Yonex Swiss Open 2021, after its sponsor) was a badminton tournament in St. Jakobshalle in Basel, 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, 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.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$140,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$10,500	$5,320	$2,030	$840	$490
Doubles	$11,060	$5,320	$1,960	$1,015	$525

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (champion)
2. Lee Zii Jia (semi-finals)
3. Rasmus Gemke (second round)
4. Srikanth Kidambi (semi-finals)
5. B. Sai Praneeth (quarter-finals)
6. Kantaphon Wangcharoen (quarter-finals)
7. Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (quarter-finals)
8. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (final)

Wild card

Swiss Badminton awarded a wild card entry to Christian Kirchmayr of Switzerland.

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
	4	Srikanth Kidambi	13	19
								1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
								8	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	16	6
	8	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	21
	2	Lee Zii Jia	18	10

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
		J Ho-Shue	17	7
								1	V Axelsen	21	21
									K Phetpradab	13	7
		K Phetpradab	12	21	21
		N Nguyen	21	17	8
															1	V Axelsen	21	21
															7	S H Rhustavito	17	12
	7	S H Rhustavito	21	21
	PFR	Soong J V	15	10
								7	S H Rhustavito	21	21
									B Yang	19	13
		T J Popov	21	20	21
		B Yang	18	22	23

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	S Kidambi	18	21	21
		Sa Verma	21	18	11
								4	S Kidambi	21	14	21
									T Rouxel	10	21	14
		T Rouxel	21	21
		XD Sheng	18	14
															4	S Kidambi	21	21
															6	K Wangcharoen	19	15
	6	K Wangcharoen	21	21
		Liew D	12	16
								6	K Wangcharoen	21	21
									M Caljouw	9	16
		M Caljouw	21	9	21
		Prannoy K	19	21	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	WC	C Kirchmayr	19	18
		So Verma	21	21
									So Verma	17	14
								8	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		Y Coelho	14	10
	8	K Vitidsarn	21	21
															8	K Vitidsarn	21	21
																A Jayaram	9	6
		A Jayaram	21	21
		S Thammasin	12	13
									A Jayaram	21	17	21
								3	R Gemke	18	21	13
		F Burestedt	18	19
	3	R Gemke	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Abián	21	21
		Parupalli K	15	10
									P Abián	12	17
								5	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
		M Zilberman	11	14
	5	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
															5	B. Sai Praneeth	14	17
															2	Lee Z J	21	21
		L Sen	16	12
	PFR	V Svendsen	21	21
								PFR	V Svendsen	15	11
								2	Lee Z J	21	21
	PFR	S Sirant	12	14
	2	Lee Z J	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Carolina Marín (champion)
2. P. V. Sindhu (final)
3. Pornpawee Chochuwong (semi-finals)
4. Mia Blichfeldt (semi-finals)
5. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (quarter-finals)
6. Sung Ji-hyun (second round)
7. Zhang Beiwen (quarter-finals)
8. Kim Ga-eun (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Carolina Marín	21	20	21
	3	Pornpawee Chochuwong	15	22	19
								1	Carolina Marín	21	21
								2	P. V. Sindhu	12	5
	4	Mia Blichfeldt	20	10
	2	P. V. Sindhu	22	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	C Marín	21	21
		N Perminova	8	10
								1	C Marín	21	21
									J D Jakobsen	11	10
		J D Jakobsen	21	21
		S Jaquet	12	17
															1	C Marín	21	21
															7	Zhang BW	13	13
	7	Zhang BW	21	21
		L Zetchiri	11	11
								7	Zhang BW	21	16	21
									A Demirbağ	13	21	9
		S de Visch Eijbergen	20	19
		A Demirbağ	22	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	P Chochuwong	17	21	21
		K Kuuba	21	18	18
								3	P Chochuwong	17	21	21
									L Kjærsfeldt	21	9	18
	PFR	L Sárosi	15	24	19
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	22	21
															3	P Chochuwong	21	21
																L Christophersen	11	15
	8	Kim G-e	21	16	13
		S Katethong	12	21	21
									S Katethong	15	7
									L Christophersen	21	21
		L Tan	12	11
		L Christophersen	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Nehwal	16	21	21
		P Chaiwan	21	17	23
									P Chaiwan	22	21
								6	Sung J-h	20	19
		Qi XF	7	9
	6	Sung J-h	21	21
																P Chaiwan	10	7
															4	M Blichfeldt	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	21	13	16
		Y Li	15	21	21
									Y Li	13	21	18
								4	M Blichfeldt	21	13	21
		F Silva	9	10
	4	M Blichfeldt	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Polikarpova	21	21
	PFR	J Hart	19	14
									K Polikarpova	4	5
								5	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	10	19
	5	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
															5	B Ongbamrungphan	16	21
															2	P. V. Sindhu	21	23
		R Hartawan	8	11
		I Wang	21	21
									I Wang	13	14
								2	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		N Yiğit	16	19
	2	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
2. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (semi-finals)
3. Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (second round)
4. Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (second round)
5. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (quarter-finals)
6. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (champions)
7. Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (second round)
8. Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (second round)

Wild card

Swiss Badminton awarded a wildcard entry to Yann Orteu / Minh Quang Pham of Switzerland.

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	13	21	16
		Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	21	13	21
									Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	16	11
								6	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21	21
	6	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21	21
	2	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	10	17

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
		O Leydon-Davis A Manota	13	15
								1	A Chia Soh W Y	w	/	o
									J Bay L Mølhede
		M S Fikri B Maulana	21	19	13
		J Bay L Mølhede	10	21	21
															1	A Chia Soh W Y	21	9	21
																L R Carnando D Marthin	18	21	16
	8	B Lane S Vendy	21	21
		P I Klindt M Thøgersen	18	18
								8	B Lane S Vendy	19	15
									L R Carnando D Marthin	21	21
		L R Carnando D Marthin	21	21
		E Adam J Maio	12	10

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
		D Lundgaard M Thyrri	17	11
								3	Goh V S Tan W K	19	19
									M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	21	21
		M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	21	21
		J R Jansen P Käsbauer	14	13
																M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	21	18	21
																N Phuangphuapet T Viriyangkura	14	21	9
	7	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21
		Arjun M.R. D Kapila	16	18
								7	V Ivanov I Sozonov	16	21	16
									N Phuangphuapet T Viriyangkura	21	19	21
		N Phuangphuapet T Viriyangkura	21	21
	WC	Y Orteu M Q Pham	14	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Birker D Stipsits	12	15
		C Popov T J Popov	21	21
									C Popov T J Popov	14	15
								6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzudin	22	13	13
	6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	20	21	21
															6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	16	21
																Low H Y Ng E C	17	21	13
		Low H Y Ng E C	21	16	21
	PFR	R Jille T van der Lecq	16	21	16
									Low H Y Ng E C	10	21	21
								4	M Ellis C Langridge	21	15	15
		G Olofua A J Opeyori	10	12
	4	M Ellis C Langridge	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Mammeri Y S Medel	11	17
		J Eipe R Kjær	21	21
									J Eipe R Kjær	18	13
								5	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
		P Chew R Chew	23	12	12
	5	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21	21
															5	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	19	12
															2	S Rankireddy C Shetty	12	21	21
		J Ho-Shue N Yakura	21	14	17
		P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	15	21	21
									P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	17	22	17
								2	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	20	21
		C Grimley M Grimley	18	21	16
	2	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	19	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (semi-finals)
2. Chow Mei Kuan / Lee Meng Yean (semi-finals)
3. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (final)
4. Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (first round)
5. Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (quarter-finals)
6. Émilie Lefel / Anne Tran (first round)
7. Rachel Honderich / Kristen Tsai (quarter-finals)
8. Selena Piek / Cheryl Seinen (quarter-finals)

Wild card

Swiss Badminton awarded a wildcard entry to Jenjira Stadelmann / Caroline Racloz of Switzerland.

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	16	14
	3	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21	21
								3	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	19	12
									Pearly Tan Koong Le Thinaah Muralitharan	21	21
		Pearly Tan Koong Le Thinaah Muralitharan	10	21	21
	2	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	21	14	16

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	w	/	o
		Teoh M X Yap L
								1	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	14	17
	PFR	S Lundgaard C Paredes	17	11
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21
															1	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
															8	S Piek C Seinen	19	13
	8	S Piek C Seinen	16	21	21
	PFR	A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	21	19	9
								8	S Piek C Seinen	21	21
									M Sjöö T Sjöö	14	9
	WC	C Racloz J Stadelmann	13	17
		M Sjöö T Sjöö	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
	PFR	A C Kudsk S S Terp-Nielsen	10	7
								3	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
									K Frost M Ryan	8	8
		A Lado V Williams	12	21	17
		K Frost M Ryan	21	9	21
															3	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
															5	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	18	14
	5	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	20	21
		J Finne-Ipsen M Surrow	15	22	12
								5	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
									K Ostermeyer F Volkmann	16	10
		K Ostermeyer F Volkmann	21	12	21
		K-K Marran H Rüütel	8	21	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Tan K L Thinaah M	21	21
		S Au Yeong K Hochmeir	7	6
									P Tan K L Thinaah M	21	21
									A Akchurina O Morozova	16	18
		A Akchurina O Morozova	21	23	21
	6	É Lefel A Tran	15	25	15
																P Tan K L Thinaah M	21	21
																A Magelund F Ravn	19	10
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	21	21
		A Jäger S Küspert	5	19
									A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	11	15
									A Magelund F Ravn	21	21
		A Magelund F Ravn	21	21
	4	C Birch L Smith	15	18

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		J MacPherson C Torrance	13	14
		A Bøje M Poulsen	21	21
									A Bøje M Poulsen
								7	R Honderich K Tsai	w	/	o
		C Busch A Schulz	21	10	19
	7	R Honderich K Tsai	17	21	21
															7	R Honderich K Tsai	20	16
															2	Chow M K Lee M Y	22	21
		J Magnusson C Nistad	21	18
		L Efler I Herttrich	23	21
									L Efler I Herttrich	18	17
								2	Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21
		J Hopton J Moore	18	13
	2	Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
2. Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (first round)
3. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (semi-finals)
4. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarter-finals)
5. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (semi-finals)
6. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (champions)
7. Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Herttrich (quarter-finals)
8. Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (first round)

Wild card

Swiss Badminton awarded a wildcard entry to Yann Orteu / Aline Müller of Switzerland.

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	21	23
	3	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	16	21
									Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	19	19
								6	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	21
	6	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	21
	5	Tan Kian Meng Lai Pei Jing	19	10

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	15	21
		N Phuangphuapet B Aimsaard	15	21	19
								1	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
									R Labar A Tran	12	16
		R Labar A Tran	21	21
		Hoo P R Cheah Y S	19	17
															1	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	19	15
																M Christiansen A Bøje	14	21	21
	8	R Tabeling S Piek	20	23	16
		R Alimov A Davletova	22	21	21
									R Alimov A Davletova	14	13
									M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
		M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
		O Leydon-Ravis A Pak	18	9

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	M Ellis L Smith	21	21
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	18	15
								3	M Ellis L Smith	21	21
									J Bay S Lundgaard	7	12
		J Bay S Lundgaard	21	21
		M Flynn J Pugh	14	10
															3	M Ellis L Smith	14	21	21
															7	M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	14	10
	7	M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	20	21	21
		A Hall J MacPherson	22	19	16
								7	M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	21
									S Magee C Magee	17	8
		S Magee C Magee	21	21
		C Hemming V Williams	12	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	21	21
		J Hurlburt-Yu J Wu	18	9
									M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	15	16
								6	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		Chen T J Peck Y W	12	17
	6	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
															6	T Gicquel D Delrue	14	21	21
															4	Goh S H S J Lai	21	14	19
	PFR	R Espersen C Busch	19	21	21
		N Nøhr A Magelund	21	18	17
								PFR	R Espersen C Busch	10	15
								4	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
	PFR	E Adam M Lambert	18	14
	4	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		J R Jansen K Ostermeyer	19	21	21
	WC	Y Orteu A Müller	21	12	11
									J R Jansen K Ostermeyer	14	17
								5	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
		A Maulana M C Bandaso	13	12
	5	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
															5	Tan K M Lai P J	21	16	21
																S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	17	21	18
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
	PFR	T van der Lecq D Jille	13	15
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	18	16
									S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	21
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	21
	2	H Faizal G E Widjaja	18	10

External links

• Tournament Link