It was mixed luck for India at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament in Basel on Sunday. While former world champion PV Sindhu had it easy in the women’s final against Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand and won 21-16, 21-8, HS Prannoy had to rest content with a runner-up finish following his 12-21, 18-21 defeat to Jonatan Christie of Indonesia.
World No. 7 Sindhu capitalised on the weak field in Basel to win her second title of the year. The absence of the Japanese duo, Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara and other top shuttlers like Tai Tzu Ying, Ratchanok Intanon and the last minute pullout of the Chinese team made Sindhu the top seed and a clear favourite. Sindhu’s other title this year was the Lucknow Open.
