PV Sindhu, an Indian badminton player, withdrew from the women’s singles tournament, while HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth withdrew from the men’s singles competition at the Swiss Open 2023 in Basel on Thursday. Sindhu, the reigning champion, was defeated in the round of 16 by Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-15, 12-21, 21-18. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, defeated Jenjira Stadelmann of Switzerland in a 32-minute match on Wednesday to begin her women’s singles campaign. But, she was unable to maintain her momentum.
Meanwhile, world No. 9 and sixth seed HS Prannoy fell to unseeded Christo Popov of France 21-8, 21-8. Prannoy upset All England Open finalist Shi Yu Qi of China on Wednesday to advance to the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, world No. 9 and sixth seed HS Prannoy fell to unseeded Christo Popov of France 21-8, 21-8. Prannoy upset All England Open finalist Shi Yu Qi of China on Wednesday to advance to the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals.
Kidambi Srikanth and Mithun Manjunath also exited the men’s singles round of 16 as well. With Lakshya Sen’s early exit in the tournament, all eyes were on the world No. 20 Kidambi Srikanth. But, Srikanth went down 22-20, 21-17 to Hong Kong’s Cheuk Yiu Lee in a close encounter.
Earlier, Chia Hao Lee of Chinese Taipei defeated Mithun Manjunath 21-19, 21-19.
In the men’s doubles, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the second seeds, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen Lee 21-12, 17-21, 28-26 to advance to the quarter-finals. The duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty is the last remaining Indian challenge at this year’s Swiss Open badminton tournament.
