After his disastrous straight-set loss in the opening match of the 2023 BWF Swiss Open badminton, men’s singles fifth-seed Lakshya Sen has crashed out from the tournament, here, we examine the tournament’s schedule, draw, results, score, seeded players, tickets, & streaming information
Indian ace PV Sindhu easily defeated local wildcard Jenjira Stadelmann to open her title defense at the 2023 Swiss Open, but Lakshya Sen lost in straight games at the Swiss Open’s opening round. In just 32 minutes, two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu trounced Stadelmann 21-9, 21-16.
BWF Swiss Open badminton 2023 results today, day 2 schedule, date, time, draw, score, tickets, players list, prize money, live streaming telecast
YONEX Swiss Open 2023
WS – R32
21 21 🇮🇳PUSARLA V. Sindhu🥇9 16 🇨🇭Jenjira STADELMANN
🕚 in 32 minutes
— BWFScore (@BWFScore) March 22, 2023
2023 Swiss Open singles day 2 schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & second-round draw
In one hour and ten minutes, Srikanth—a former World Championships silver medalist—bested Weng Hong Yang of China 21-16, 15-21, 21-18. Meanwhile, eighth-seeded Sen succumbed to defeat at the hands of Lee Cheuk Yiu in their first-round tie by scores of 18-21, 11-21. Elsewhere, fifth-seed Prannoy defeated Shi Yu Qi by the score of 21-17, 19-21, 21-17 in a dramatic match that lasted one hour and four minutes. Following this win, Prannoy will face Frenchman Christo Popov, who defeated Kiran George 21-14, 21-15 in his first-round tie.
Viktor Axelsen, the current World and Olympic champion from Denmark, easily qualified for the second-round after his Indonesian rival Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo withdrew in the first-set due to injury. In the second-round, Axelsen is scheduled to face-off against Lin Chun-Yi. To watch this eagerly awaited event’s second-round matches in-person, fans can purchase their tickets from here.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Swiss Open:
March 23: Round of 16 matches will begin (from 10:00am GMT or 3:30 PM IST)
24th March: Quarter-finals begin
March 25: Semi-finals begin
26th March: Finals begin
2023 Swiss Open (badminton): singles draw & schedule
Men’s Singles First Round Results (21st – 22nd March)
Chinese Taipei Lin C-y 17 21 21
vs
Canada B Yang 21 17 17
India Prannoy H. S. 21 19 21
vs
China Shi YQ 17 21 17
India K George 14 15
vs
France C Popov 21 21
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 22 21
vs
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 20 16
Switzerland T Künzi 12 23
vs
Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j 21 25
Malaysia Cheam J W 21 21
vs
Malaysia Liew D 14 13
Malaysia Ng T Y 23 21 13
vs
Malaysia Soong J V 25 17 4r
China Weng HY 16 21 18
vs
India S Kidambi 21 15 21
Hong Kong Lee C Y 21 21
vs
India L Sen 18 11
Denmark H-K Vittinghus 19 16
vs
France T J Popov 21 21
Thailand S Thammasin 8 9
vs
Japan K Watanabe 21 21
Netherlands J Kweekel 8 17
vs
India M Manjunath 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 21 21
vs
China Zhao JP 12 13
Indonesia S H Rhustavito 19 17
vs
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen 21 21
China Li SF 21 18 21
vs
Malaysia Lee Z J 18 21 23
Women’s Singles First Round Results (21st – 22nd March)
China Wang ZY 21 18 10
vs
China Zhang YM 7 21 21
Denmark L Christophersen 15 21
vs
Denmark M Blichfeldt 21 23
China Han Y 21 21
vs
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c 18 16
South Korea Kim G-e 21 21
vs
India M Bansod 14 15
Thailand R Intanon 15 0r
vs
Japan R Gunji 21 0
United States BW Zhang 21 23
vs
Japan N Nidaira 16 21
Japan N Okuhara 21 23
vs
France Qi XF 19 21
Belgium L Tan 11 9
vs
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 21 21
Malaysia Goh J W 12 21 21
vs
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 21 17 13
Myanmar Thet Htar T 21 11 6
vs
Thailand P Chochuwong 19 21 21
Thailand L Chaiwan 13 13
vs
Indonesia P K Wardani 21 21
Switzerland J Stadelmann 9 16
vs
India P. V. Sindhu 21 21
Malaysia Kisona S 9 16
vs
Scotland K Gilmour 21 21
Germany Y Li 21 21
vs
India A Kashyap 15 17
Canada M Li 21 11 21
vs
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 15 21 17
Indonesia G M Tunjung 21 21
vs
Spain C Azurmendi 13 12
Men’s Singles Second Round Schedule (23rd March)
Denmark V Axelsen vs Chinese Taipei Lin C-y
India Prannoy H. S. vs France C Popov
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c vs Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j
Malaysia Cheam J W vs Malaysia Ng T Y
India S Kidambi vs Hong Kong Lee C Y
France T J Popov vs Japan K Watanabe
India M Manjunath vs Chinese Taipei Lee C-h
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen vs Malaysia Lee Z J
Women’s Singles Second Round Schedule (23rd March)
China Zhang YM vs Denmark M Blichfeldt
China Han Y vs South Korea Kim G-e
Japan R Gunji vs United States BW Zhang
Japan N Okuhara vs Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p
Malaysia Goh J W vs Thailand P Chochuwong
Indonesia P K Wardani vs India P. V. Sindhu
Scotland K Gilmour vs Germany Y Li
Canada M Li vs Indonesia G M Tunjung
2023 Swiss Open: BWF points award system
According to BWF, the winner of each Swiss Open category will receive 7,000 BWF points, while the runner-up will receive around 5,950 points. Lakshya Sen’s first-round loss can lead to his drop in the BWF World Rankings, as he bagged just 1,670 BWF points from this tournament.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 |
2023 Swiss Open: prize money distribution
As Swiss Open is a renowned BWF Super 300 event, it has been reported that each singles category winner would receive $15,750 from the $210,000 total prize fund. While the losers of the semifinals will only receive $3,045, the singles runner-up will receive $7,500. Lakshya Sen and Malvika Bansod were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round, and they will now go home empty-handed.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $15,750 | $7,980 | $3,045 | $1,260 | $735 |
| Doubles | $16,590 | $7,980 | $2,940 | $1,522.5 | $787.5 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of Swiss Open
Olympic Channel will live stream the Swiss Open through Olympics.com in select areas. In addition, this event will be streamed through the BWF YouTube channel, which can be accessed by fans around the world. Meanwhile, BWF’s regional broadcast partners will provide live telecast in their respective countries.