Badminton star Saina Nehwal of India, won her first major title of the year 2011, when she won the WILSON Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 badminton tournament today, that was held at Basel in Switzerland.
Saina Nehwal played true to her class, to crush Ji Hyun Sung of Korea 21-13, 21-14 in a 43 minute final encounter at the Swiss Open-2011, a Grand Prix Gold event.
It is important to note that though commendable, Saina Nehwal's win at the Swiss Open2011 has come in the absence of the Chinese players who had not participated in the event. Saina Nehwal is currently ranked No.4 in the world, the top 3 spots being taken by the Chinese trio of 1. Shixian Wang 2. Yihan Wang 3. Xin Wang, all of whom were not part of this tournament, a Grand Prix Gold event.
Grand Prix tournaments are prestigious international Level 3 badminton events, that rank just below the World badminton championship & Super Series events. The Grand Prix events are in turn categorized into Grand Prix Gold events that offer higher prize money & the regular Grand Prix events.
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After having a great run last year, Saina Nehwal had been troubled with injuries since early this year, and had not had much of a great time crashing out from the Korea Open and the England Open Super series, and so for Saina the most important aspect of this win here at the Swiss Open would be the winning momentum that she has gained.
Soon to follow is the Australian Open Grand Prix Gold tournament from 5-Apr to 10-Apr, and the much-awaited one by Indian badminton fans, the India Open Super Series that will be held in Delhi from 26-Apr to 1-May-2011, where Saina Nehwal would undoubtedly go all out to win a Super Series title at home.
At the Swiss Open, though Ji Hyun Sung of Korea lost to Saina Nehwal, her country had a lot to cheer about in the men's singles where in an all-Korean finals, 4th seeded Sung Hwan Park defeated Hyun Il Lee also of Korea 17-21, 21-9, 21-17.
Swiss Open-2011 - Indian results at a glance
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It is important to note that though commendable, Saina Nehwal's win at the Swiss Open2011 has come in the absence of the Chinese players who had not participated in the event. Saina Nehwal is currently ranked No.4 in the world, the top 3 spots being taken by the Chinese trio of 1. Shixian Wang 2. Yihan Wang 3. Xin Wang, all of whom were not part of this tournament, a Grand Prix Gold event.
Grand Prix tournaments are prestigious international Level 3 badminton events, that rank just below the World badminton championship & Super Series events. The Grand Prix events are in turn categorized into Grand Prix Gold events that offer higher prize money & the regular Grand Prix events.
Click this link to view more information on badminton tournaments.
After having a great run last year, Saina Nehwal had been troubled with injuries since early this year, and had not had much of a great time crashing out from the Korea Open and the England Open Super series, and so for Saina the most important aspect of this win here at the Swiss Open would be the winning momentum that she has gained.
Soon to follow is the Australian Open Grand Prix Gold tournament from 5-Apr to 10-Apr, and the much-awaited one by Indian badminton fans, the India Open Super Series that will be held in Delhi from 26-Apr to 1-May-2011, where Saina Nehwal would undoubtedly go all out to win a Super Series title at home.
At the Swiss Open, though Ji Hyun Sung of Korea lost to Saina Nehwal, her country had a lot to cheer about in the men's singles where in an all-Korean finals, 4th seeded Sung Hwan Park defeated Hyun Il Lee also of Korea 17-21, 21-9, 21-17.
Swiss Open-2011 - Indian results at a glance
Women’s Singles | ||||
1st round-qual. | Aditi Mutatkar | lost | Karina Jorgensen (Denmark) | 19-21, 15-21 |
1st round | Saina Nehwal | beat | Sashina Vignes Waran (France) | 23-21, 21-9 |
2nd round | Saina Nehwal | beat | Eriko Hirose (Japan) | 21-15, 17-21, 21-11 |
Quarter-Final | Saina Nehwal | beat | Petya Nedelcheva (Bulgaria) | 22-20, 21-17 |
Semi-Final | Saina Nehwal | beat | Youn Joo Bae (Korea) | 21-19, 13-21, 21-14 |
Final | Saina Nehwal | beat | Ji Hyun Sung (Korea) | 21-13, 21-14 |
Men’s Singles | ||||
1st round | Anand Pawar | beat | Eetu Heino (Finland) | 21-14, 21-11 |
2nd round | Anand Pawar | lost | Wan Ho Shon (Korea) | 21-17, 15-21, 18-21 |
1st round | P Kashyap | lost | Sven Eric Kastens (Germany) | 21-10, 19-21, 19-21 |
1st round | Ajay Jayaram | beat | Keigo Sonoda (Japan) | 21-19, 10-21, 21-10 |
2nd round | Ajay Jayaram | beat | Yuhan Tan (Bulgaria) | 21-15, 21-13 |
3rd round | Ajay Jayaram | beat | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (Den) | 15-21, 23-21, 21-19 |
Quarter-Final | Ajay Jayaram | lost | Sung Hwan Park (Korea) | 19-21, 19-21 |
Women’s Doubles | ||||
1st round | Jwala/Ashwini | beat | Johanna/Carla (Germany) | 21-15, 21-13 |
2nd round | Jwala/Ashwini | lost | Shizuka/Mami (Japan) | 16-21, 12-21 |
Men’s Doubles | ||||
1st round | Rupesh/Sanave | beat | Michael/Oliver (Germany) | 21-19, 21-16 |
2nd round | Rupesh/Sanave | beat | Petersen/Rasmussen (Denmark) | 17-21, 21-15, 21-15 |
Quarter-Final | Rupesh/Sanave | lost | Fang/Lee (Chinese Taipei) | 17-21, 13-21 |
Mixed Doubles | ||||
1st round | Jwala/V.Diju | beat | Sandra/Johannes (Germany) | 21-15, 14-21, 21-19 |
2nd round | Jwala/V.Diju | lost | Yong Dae Lee/Jung Eun Ha (Korea) | 14-21, 9-21 |
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