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2022 Swiss Open (badminton)
The 2022 Swiss Open (officially known as the Yonex Swiss Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place in St. Jakobshalle at Basel, Switzerland from 22 to 27 March, with a total prize pool of $180,000. Tournament The 2022 Swiss Open was the sixth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and was part of the Swiss Open championships which has been held since 1955. It was organized by the Swiss Badminton with sanction from the Badminton World Federation. Venue This tournament took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland. Point distribution Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF point system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. Prize pool The total prize money was US$180,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations. Men's singles Seeds # Viktor Axelsen ''(second round)'' # Anders Antonsen ''(quarter-finals)'' # Anthony Sinisuka Ginting ''(semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS), Saint-Louis (FR-68), Weil am Rhein (DE-BW) , twintowns = Shanghai, Miami Beach , website = www.bs.ch Basel ( , ), also known as Basle ( ),french: Bâle ; it, Basilea ; rm, label= Sutsilvan, Basileia; other rm, Basilea . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zürich and Geneva) with about 175,000 inhabitants. The official language of Basel is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local Basel German dialect. Basel is commonly considered to be the cultural capital of Switzerland and the city is famous for its many museums, including the Kunstmuseum, which is the first collection of art accessibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (; born October 20, 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. He first rose to prominence when he won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. At the 2020 Olympics, he won bronze in the men's singles event. He became the first Youth Olympic badminton medalist to win a medal at the Olympics, having also won bronze in 2014. Ginting was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. Early life The badminton player who was born in Cimahi, of Karo descent, was introduced to badminton by his father when he was still in kindergarten. He is the fourth of five children. As a child, he joined PB SGS PLN in Bandung, West Java, a badminton club that fostered Indonesian badminton legend Taufik Hidayat. He started participating in tournaments around the age of 9 years old, two years after he was scouted. Career 2013–2014: World Junior Championships and Youth Olympics bronze medals Ginting participated at the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, Vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaud Merklé
Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé (born 25 April 2000) is a French badminton player from Staffelfelden. He was the boys singles European Junior Champion in 2018, and also part of the national junior team that clinched the mixed team title in 2017 and 2018. He participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and reached the boys' singles bronze medal match losing to Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the rubber game. Career In 2022, Merklé reached his first BWF World Tour final at the Syed Modi International. The final match between Merklé and his compatriot Lucas Claerbout was called off after Merklé tested positive for COVID-19. Both players were later awarded as runner-up with 5.950 ranking point. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Weißkirchen
Max Weißkirchen (born 18 October 1996) is a German badminton player. He participated at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Weißkirchen won gold and silver medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in mixed doubles and boys' singles events respectively. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * * * * 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Bonn German male badminton players Badminton players at the 2014 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito (born 3 March 1994) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliate with Djarum club. He won four consecutives Indonesia International tournament, two times at the USM International in Semarang, and two times at the Victor International in Surabaya. Rhustavito was part of the Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. Career In 2023, Rhustavito started his season by losing in the first round of the Malaysia Open from Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in rubber games. In the next tournament, he lost at the first round of India Open from Malaysian Lee Zii Jia. He competed in the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but lost in the second round from his teammate Jonatan Christie. Awards and nominations Achievements BWF World Tour (2 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Penty
Toby Penty (born 12 August 1992) is a retired English badminton player. He started playing badminton at aged 9, and won U-19 English National Championships in 2011. In 2010, he won junior titles in the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 2017, he won the Swedish International tournament in the men's singles event. Penty competed at the 2019 European Games, 2020 Olympic Games and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Penty announced his retirement on 6 September 2022. The 2022 BWF World Championships was his last tournament. Personal life Penty has lost all of his hair on his body since November 2018, and it was diagnosed as alopecia. Achievements BWF Grand Prix (1 title) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament BWF International Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Koljonen
Kalle Koljonen (born 26 February 1994) is a Finnish badminton player. In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel. He won his first international title at the 2015 Hungarian International. Koljonen became first ever badminton player from his country to medal at the European Championships in 2021. Achievements European Championships ''Men's singles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 8 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish male badminton players Badminton players at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parupalli Kashyap
Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is an Indian badminton player. A former World No.6, he trains at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2012. He created history by reaching the quarter-finals of men's singles at the 2012 London Olympics, being the first male player from India to do so. At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in men's singles. Kashyap was the Icon Player for the Indian Badminton League team, Banga Beats in the 2013 edition. He married fellow badminton player, Saina Nehwal in a private ceremony on 14 December 2018. Early life (1997–2004) Born to Uday Shankar and Subhadra of Guntur, as an 11-year-old, Kashyap Parupalli first enrolled with a training camp conducted by S. M. Arif in Hyderabad, India. Because his father had a transferable job, their family kept moving frequently. While in Bangalore, he joined the Padukone Academy. In 2004, they moved back to Hyderabad. Soon a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo (born 15 June 1998) is an Indonesian professional badminton player. He was a World junior silver medalist in 2016 and Asian Championships bronze medalist in 2022. Dwi Wardoyo also part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. Career Born in Jayapura, Dwi Wardoyo started his career at the PB Pemda Papua (now PB Cendrawasih), and moved to Jakarta joining the Exist club in 2013. In 2015, he was selected to join the national team as an internship member. In 2016, he was selected to join Indonesia junior squad to compete at the Asian and World Junior Championships. Indonesia team was stopped in the quarter-finals in both events. In the individual event, he claimed the boys' singles silver medal after being defeated by Sun Feixiang of China. In May 2021, Dwi Wardoyo reached the Spain Masters finals, but he lost a match to second seed Toma Junior Popov. In October, He made his debut at the Thomas Cup, which is Indonesia won the prestigious Cup afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prannoy H
Prannoy is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Prannoy Kumar (born 1992), Indian badminton player *Prannoy Roy Prannoy Lal Roy (born 15 October 1949) is an Indian economist, chartered accountant, psephologist, journalist and author. He is the former executive co-chairperson of NDTV and is considered to be one of its co-founders, along with his wife Ra ... (born 1949), Indian journalist and media personality {{given name Indian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshya Sen
Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. Sen is a former world junior no. 1. He has won gold medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles and at the Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed team event. He won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships and was runner-up at the 2022 All England Open. Sen was also a part of the Indian team which won the Thomas Cup 2022. He also won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham in men’s singles badminton. Personal life Sen, was born in Almora in Uttarakhand. His father, D. K. Sen, is a coach in India and his brother, Chirag Sen is also an international badminton player. Career 2016 Having trained at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Sen had shown his talent as a badminton player at a very young age, and had a brilliant year in the junior badminton circuit in 2016. He clinched the bronze medal at Junior Asian Championship after losing to Sun Feixiang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
