On Wednesday, the double Olympic medalist and former world champion PV Sindhu made an outdoors of the Swiss Open Badminton tournament in progress, continuing its horror race on the World Badminton Federation World Federation (BWF) this year. Sindhu, the world’s number 17, lost against the world number 31 Julie Jakobsen 21-17, 21-19 in a 61-minute match, according to the Olympic Games.com. With this loss, Sindhu recorded its third successive first round outing during this year. She started the year by reaching the quarterfinals of the Indian Open, but could not go to the first round in the Masters in Indonesia, All England Open and now the Swiss Open, which she won in 2022.
Coming to the competition in simple male, Kidambi Srikanth overcome a difficult match against the compatriot HS Prannoy in the first round, the fighter in a hard interest 23-21, 23-21.
Srikanth, who dropped in the 49th place in the world ranking of male singles, will face the world number six in China, Li Shifeng during her round of 16.
The qualifier Sankar Subramanian, the world’s number 64, reached the second round in a single male, beating Magnus Johannesen with a dominant score of 21-5, 21-16. Now he will face Denmark’s world star, Anders Antonsen.
In simple feminine, Anupama Upadhyaya and Isharani Baruah were among the players progressing, Anumpama beating the star of India Rising Nmol Kharb 21-14, 21-13 before Isharani Baruah exceeding Aakarshi Kashyap by a 21-18, 17-21, 20-22.
The rest of the Badminton Indian players, including Malvika Bansod, Kiran George and Ayush Shetty, could not pass the first round.
Swiss Open 2025 badminton: Results of day 2 of India
-Men’s singles
Ayush Shetty lost against 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 against Rasmus Gemke (Den) 21-18, 17-21, 10-21
-In singles of women
Isharani Baruah beat Aakarshi Kashyap 21-18, 17-21, 20-22
R SANTHOSH RAMRAJ lost against Christophersen (DEN) 21-11, 21-17
Malvika Bansod lost against Michelle Li (CAN) 20-22, 21-14, 21-19
PV Sindhu lost against Julie Jakobsen (Den) 21-17, 21-19
-Tar of mixed doubles
Ayush Agarwal / Shruti Mishra lost against Pakkapon Teeraratsakul / Phatimas Muenwong (Tha) 21-18, 21-9
Ashith Surya / Amrutha Pramureshsh lost against Zhu Yi Jun / Zhang Chi (CHN) 21-10, 21-9
Sathish Karunakaran / Aadya variyatth beat Koceila Mteri / Tanina Mameri (Alg) 21-15, 22-20.
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