2021 Swiss Open (badminton)
The 2021 Swiss Open (officially known as the Yonex Swiss Open 2021, after its sponsor) was a badminton tournament in St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, from 2 to 7 March 2021. It had a purse of $140,000. Tournament The 2021 Swiss Open was the first tournament of the 2021 BWF World Tour and also part of the Swiss Open championships which had been held since 1955. This tournament was organized by the Swiss Badminton and sanctioned by the BWF. Venue This international tournament was held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. Point distribution Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. Prize money The total prize money for this tournament was US$140,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations. Men's singles Seeds Viktor Axelsen (champion) Lee Zii Jia (semi-finals) Rasmus Gemke (second round) Srikanth Kidambi (semi-finals) B. Sai Praneeth (quarter-finals) Kantaphon Wangcharoen (quarter-finals) Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (quarter-finals) Kunlavut Vitidsarn (final) Wild card Swiss Badminton awarded a wild card entry to Christian Kirchmayr of Switzerland. Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Women's singles