Verma, Takahashi Claim Singles Crowns – Yonex Swiss Open 2018: Review
India’s Sameer Verma and Japan’s Sayaka Takahashi clinched the singles titles at the Yonex Swiss Open 2018 yesterday in straight games.
· DEV SUKUMAR
While second seed Verma stopped comeback man Jan O Jorgensen (Denmark) 21-15 21-13 in the Men’s Singles final, Takahashi outplayed compatriot Natsuki Nidaira 21-12 21-18 for the Women’s Singles title in the HSBC BWF World Tour 300 event.
The three doubles titles were split between Denmark, Japan and Germany, with Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen, Ayako Sakuramoto/Yukiko Takahata and Mark Lamsfuss/Isabel Herttrich winning the Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles respectively.
Sameer Verma enjoyed a strong run through the tournament, starting with the first round where he beat France’s Thomas Rouxel, followed by Japan’s Yu Igarashi, and notably, Kento Momota in the quarter-finals. Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen took a game off Verma in the semi-finals but the Indian cruised through in the end, 21-14 11-21 21-12.