Swiss Open 2026 Day 1: Two Indian Doubles Pair Enter 2nd Round
It was a
good outing for the Indian shuttlers as Satwik/Chirag and Amsakarunan/MR Arjun entered
2nd round of Super 300 Swiss Open played at Basel, Switzerland on 10th
March 2026.
H Amsakarunan
and MR Arjun won their first-round match against Chinese Taipei opponents Chen
Z-r and Lin Y-C in two straight games. The Indian pairing looked in complete
control during the first game putting pressure on their opponents before
winning it easily by 21-16. The second game saw both pairs fighting for each
point. It ebbed and flowed till the end before Amsakarunan and Arjun won by
24-22 to move into the second round. They will face Chen C-k &Lin B-w of
Chinese Taipei.
After a
disappointing first round-exit in the All-England badminton championship,
SatwikRanki Reddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Wesley Koh and J Kubo of Singapore
in two straight games. It was a decent start for the Indian duo with lovely
smashes putting Singapore pair under pressure. At the mid-game break,
Satwik/Chirag led 11-9. After the break, Koh and Kubo fought back strongly to
reduce the lead at 1 point at 15-16. Satwik/Chirag held their nerves winning
first game by 21-19.
The second
game also saw Satwik/Chirag showing their glimpses with attacking badminton and
putting Koh and Kubo under pressure. At the mid-game break, Indian duo had 11-8
lead. After the break, Koh and Kubo showed resistance to take points in
succession, but Satwik/Chirag held onto their nerves winning second game with
21-19 scoreline. The number 1 seeded Satwik/Chirag will now face Okamura and
Yamashita of Japan.
With the
scoreline reading 7-13 in favor of Hu L-f and Jheng Y-c, Tressa Jolly and Gayatri
Gopichand retired hurt.
Ayush
Shetty, HS Prannoy, Srikanth Kidambi, Tharun Mannepalli, Unnati Hooda, Malvika
Bansod, Tanvi Sharma, Rohan Kapoor/Shivani Gadde, Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto
will play their first round matches today.
Results of
Indian Shuttlers (Super 300 Swiss Open 2026)
1. Satwik/Chirag Shetty defeated Wesley
Koh and J Kubo (Men’s Doubles)- 21-19, 21-19
2. H Amsakarunan/MR Arjun defeated Chen
Z-r and Lin Y-C (Men’s Doubles)- 21-16, 24-22
3. Tressa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand (Retired
Hurt) Hu L-f and Jheng Y-c(Women’ Doubles)- 7-13.
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