BEIJING, February 29th - The Swiss Badminton Open will be held in Basel, Switzerland from March 13th to 18th. The total prize money is 125,000 US dollars. On February 28th, the draw results for the Swiss Badminton Open were announced. Chinese player Chen Jin, the 4th seed, and Lee Chong Wei, the top seed, were placed in the upper half of the draw, whileč°Long, the 2nd seed, was placed in the lower half. Lin Dan is absent from this tournament.
Chen Jin, who is currently competing for Olympic qualification points, has been placed in the upper half of the draw for this Swiss tournament. In the first round, he will face an Indian player ranked around 30th. Chen Jin defeated this opponent 2-0 in the Hong Kong Open in 2011, so advancing should not be a problem. In the third round, Chen Jin is likely to encounter Jorgensen from Denmark, a familiar rival. At the beginning of 2012, Chen Jin was stopped by Jorgensen, preventing him from surpassing Danish legend Peter Gade in Olympic qualification points and directly qualifying for the London Olympics. However, shortly after in the Malaysia Open, Chen Jin successfully avenged his defeat by beating Jorgensen 2-1. If he can overcome Jorgensen, Chen Jin's opponent in the quarterfinals will most likely be Kenichi Tago from Japan, who defeated Chen Jin in the 2010 All England Badminton Super Series and went on to win the men's singles silver medal. In this year's Malaysia Open, Chen Jin had to retire due to injury not long after the first set against Tago, making it difficult to predict who will win this match.
Additionally, another prominent Chinese player, Long Chen, will face challenges from seeded players such as Simon Santoso from Indonesia, Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam, and Hans Kristian.
In the women's singles category, China has sent four players to compete. Top seed Yi Han Wang faces weaker opponents in the first two rounds and, if everything goes smoothly, will only meet seeded player and 7th seed Shao Jie Zheng in the quarterfinals. Shi Xian Wang's first-round opponent is Ziyi Dai from Taiwan. Another Chinese player, Yan Jiao Jiang (via Weibo), if she can defeat Ratchanok Inthanon from Thailand in the quarterfinals, will meet Shi Xian Wang in the semifinals. Sixth seed Xin Liu (via Weibo) may face Saina Nehwal in the quarterfinals.
In the men's doubles category, China has sent three pairs. Top seeds Zhen Dong Guo (via Weibo) / Chao Biao Cai will face Russian pair Talii Durkin / Alexander Nikolaenko in the first round. Chinese players Zi Long Liu / Zi Han Qiu (via Weibo) are grouped with the 3rd seeds from Japan, Hiroki Hashimoto / Hironobu Hiraguti, in the 1/4 group. Second seeds Septiano / Ahsan and Japan's 8th seeds Kenichi Haya / Daisuke Endo are also in the 1/4 group, along with Chinese pair Hong Wei / Shen Ye.
In the women's doubles category, China has also sent two pairs. Tournament 6th seeds Qian Xin Zhong (via Weibo) / Yi Xin Bao (via Weibo) will play against Malaysia's Wen Kem Wei / Jia Wen Xu in their opening match. Another Chinese pair, Jin Hua Tang (via Weibo) / Huan Xia (via Weibo), are grouped with Indonesia's Jojary / Polley in the 1/4 group.
In the mixed doubles category, China has only sent Han Bin He (via Weibo) / Yi Xin Bao to compete. Their first-round opponents will be the winners from the qualifying rounds. Meanwhile, China's Jin Hua Tang / Zi Han Qiu will start from the qualifying rounds, where they will face France's Sebastien / Julie in the first round. Indonesia's Amar / Nasir are the top mixed doubles seeds for the Swiss tournament and will face a German pair in their first round.
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