PV Sindhu wins Swiss Open 2022, Prannoy Loses

Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu notched up her second women's singles title of the season with a straight game win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the summit clash of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Sunday at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel.Playing her second successive final in the tournament, Sindhu, a double Olympic medallist, took 49 minutes to get the better of the fourth seeded Thai 21-16 21-8. It was Sindhu's 16th win over Busanan in 17 meetings, having lost to the Thai only once -- at the 2019 Hong Kong Open.

Sindhu, playing in her second successful final, took an early 7-5 lead before Busanan fought back to make it 16-15. But the 26-year-old Indian recovered swiftly and went on to take the opening game 21-16. The two-time Olympic medallist was ruthless in the second game and stormed to a 5-0 lead. Using her height to great advantage, Sindhu led 11-2 at the mid-game interval, inching closer to her maiden Swiss Open title. Busanan, who trailed by a mile, made a poor fist of a comeback as Sindhu made it 17-4.

HS Prannoy goes down fighting 12-21, 18-21 to Jonatan Christie in the Swiss Open men’s singles final.