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.



 





Satwik/Chirag enter 2nd round of Super 300 Swiss Open 2026 

 

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