2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold

The 2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in badminton was the second grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland from March 13 until March 18, 2012 and had a total purse of $125,000.^[1][2]

2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold

Tournament details
Total prize money	US$125,000
Venue	St. Jakobshalle
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles	Chen Jin
Women's singles	Saina Nehwal
Men's doubles	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato
Women's doubles	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua
Mixed doubles	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
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Men's singles

Seeds

1. Lee Chong Wei (withdrew)
2. Chen Long (semi-final)
3. Peter Gade (second round)
4. Chen Jin (champion)
5. Lee Hyun-Il (final)
6. Kenichi Tago (withdrew)
7. Nguyen Tien Minh (third round)
8. Du Pengyu (third round)
9. Simon Santoso (withdrew)
10. Taufik Hidayat (semi-final)
11. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (third round)
12. Marc Zwiebler (withdrew)
13. Shon Wan-Ho (quarter-final)
14. Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (quarter-final)
15. Tommy Sugiarto (second round)
16. Boonsak Ponsana (second round)

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	13	Shon Wan-Ho	14	21	19
	10	Taufik Hidayat	21	10	21
								10	Taufik Hidayat	11	18
								4	Chen Jin	21	21
	4	Chen Jin	21	23
		Daren Liew	8	21
															4	Chen Jin	14	21	21
															5	Lee Hyun-Il	21	9	17
	5	Lee Hyun-Il	21	21
		Viktor Axelsen	15	14
								5	Lee Hyun-Il	21	21
								2	Chen Long	14	19
	14	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	14	14
	2	Chen Long	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	PFR	Z Zulkiffli	21	21
		Y Tan	14	13
								PFR	Z Zulkiffli	22	20	17
								PFR	S Makarski	20	22	21
	PFR	S Makarski	22	21
		R Pacheco	20	9
															PFR	S Makarski	11	11
															13	Shon W-H	21	21
	13	Shon W-H	21	21
		E Holst	10	10
								13	Shon W-H	21	21
									S Varma	10	9
		Wong WK	20	22	19
		S Varma	22	20	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	8	Du PY	20	21	21
	PFR	I Ade Chandra	22	11	11
								8	Du PY	21	21
									C Thomsen	11	14
		C Thomsen	21	21
	PFR	H Shaharudin	8	9
															8	Du PY	18	15
															10	T Hidayat	21	21
	10	T Hidayat	21	17	21
		D Wong	14	21	19
								10	T Hidayat	17	21	21
									H Hurskainen	21	12	16
		J Frohlich	18	13
		H Hurskainen	21	21

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	4	Chen J	21	26
		R Gurusaidutt	11	24
								4	Chen J	21	21
									A Tedjono	13	10
		V Malkov	19	16
		A Tedjono	21	21
															4	Chen J	21	21
															11	J Jørgensen	13	17
	11	J Jørgensen	20	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	22	8	9
								11	J Jørgensen	21	21
									D Zavadsky	15	10
		A Bhat	21	16	14
		D Zavadsky	10	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	PFR	S Bourbon	15	7
		Hsu J-H	21	21
									Hsu J-H	19	8
									D Liew	21	21
		B Leverdez	20	13
		D Liew	22	21
																D Liew	19	21	21
																P Martins	21	13	10
	PFR	B Seguin	10	12
		P Martins	21	21
									P Martins	21	21
									A Jayaram	16	16
	PFR	L Nussbaumer	9	12
		A Jayaram	21	21

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		Hsueh H-Y	21	21
	PFR	C Heiniger	12	4
									Hsueh H-Y	14	21	21
								16	B Ponsana	21	17	13
		A Roovers	13	8
	16	B Ponsana	21	21
																Hsueh H-Y	15	10
															5	Lee H-I	21	21
		D Domke	21	21
	PFR	N Blondel	10	12
									D Domke	12	14
								5	Lee H-I	21	21
		S Kuncoro	13	12
	5	Lee H-I	21	21

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		V Axelsen	22	21
		Chou T-C	20	16
									V Axelsen	21	21
								15	T Sugiarto	18	12
		V Atrashchenkov	11	21	16
	15	T Sugiarto	21	13	21
																V Axelsen	21	21
																K Sakai	9	16
		K Sakai	21	21
		Hu Y	15	17
									K Sakai
								3	P Gade	wo
		E Pang	15	15
	3	P Gade	21	21

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		S Avihingsanon	21	22
		E Ekiring	14	20
									S Avihingsanon	4	16
								14	H Vittinghus	21	21
		P Koukal	12	21	14
	14	H Vittinghus	21	11	21
															14	H Vittinghus	21	21
															7	Nguyen TM	11	17
		S Pukhov	9	10
		K Parupalli	21	21
									K Parupalli	13	18
								7	Nguyen TM	21	21
		P Wacha	9r
	7	Nguyen TM	17

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		K Mehrabi	20	16
	PFR	Y Turlan	22	21
								PFR	Y Turlan	16	11
									T Ueda	21	21
		T Ueda	21	21
	PFR	A Dumartheray	13	16
																T Ueda	19	17
															2	Chen L	21	21
		W Putro	10	21	21
	WC	C Bösiger	21	15	17
									W Putro	5	7
								2	Chen L	21	21
	PFR	Hong J-H	18	10
	2	Chen L	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Wang Yihan (second round)
2. Wang Shixian (final)
3. Saina Nehwal (champion)
4. Jiang Yanjiao (second round)
5. Juliane Schenk (quarter-final)
6. Liu Xin (quarter-final)
7. Cheng Shao-Chieh (second round)
8. Ratchanok Inthanon (semi-final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	PFQ	Minatsu Mitani	16	18
	3	Saina Nehwal	21	21
								3	Saina Nehwal	21	21
								2	Wang Shixian	19	16
	8	Ratchanok Inthanon	17	15
	2	Wang Shixian	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Wang YH	19	21	21
	PFQ	A Firdasari	21	15	16
								1	Wang YH	wo
								PFQ	M Mitani
	PFQ	M Mitani	13	21	21
	Q4	Tse YS	21	15	17
															PFQ	M Mitani	21	21
																Bae Y-J	12	16
	7	Cheng S-C	21	21
	Q3	R Wang	14	11
								7	Cheng S-C	7	12
									Bae Y-J	21	21
		Bae Y-J	21	21
		Pai H-M	17	13

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	S Nehwal	21	21
		S Sato	13	8
								3	S Nehwal	19	21	21
								Q1	J Meulendijks	21	10	6
		P Buranaprasertsuk	22	14	11
	Q1	J Meulendijks	20	21	21
															3	S Nehwal	21	21
															6	Liu X	12	13
	6	Liu X	21	21
		L Griga	14	7
								6	Liu X	21	18	21
									Gu J	14	21	18
		P Nedelcheva	15	15
		Gu J	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Yao J	21	18	21
		P Sindhu	18	21	19
									Yao J	17	10
								8	R Inthanon	21	21
		Yip PY	15	19
	8	R Inthanon	21	21
															8	R Inthanon	21	14	22
																Sung J-H	14	21	20
		Sung J-H	21	21
		A Goto	19	10
									Sung J-H
								4	Jiang YJ	wo
	WC	J Cicognini	8	14
	4	Jiang YJ	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		E Hirose	21	21
	Q2	S Taerattanachai	18	16
									E Hirose	21	12	14
								5	J Schenk	8	21	21
		M Li	15	13
	5	J Schenk	21	21
															5	J Schenk	14	10
															2	Wang SX	21	21
		L Zechiri	10	15
		Fu MT	21	21
									Fu MT	9	13
								2	Wang SX	21	21
		Tai T-Y	12	14
	2	Wang SX	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong (second round)
2. Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (withdrew)
3. Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata (quarter-final)
4. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (second round)
5. Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Aprida Gunawan (semi-final)
6. Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (champion)
7. Fang Chieh-Min / Lee Sheng-Mu (final)
8. Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (semi-final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Alvent Yulianto Hendra Aprida Gunawan	18	17
	6	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	21	21
								6	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	21	21
								7	Fang Chieh-Min Lee Sheng-Mu	13	14
	7	Fang Chieh-Min Lee Sheng-Mu	21	23
	8	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	15	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Chai B Guo ZD	21	21
		V Durkin A Nikolaenko	18	14
								1	Chai B Guo ZD	17	18
								Q2	Goh VS Teo KS	21	21
	Q2	Goh VS Teo KS	21	21
		I Kindervater J Schoettler	16	17
															Q2	Goh VS Teo KS	15	21	12
															5	A Yulianto H Gunawan	21	12	21
	5	A Yulianto H Gunawan	21	21
	WC	R Schmid G Tripet	11	13
								5	A Yulianto H Gunawan	21	11	21
									R Kumar S Thomas	16	21	14
		R Bosch K Ridder	18	21	22
		R Kumar S Thomas	21	19	24

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Kido H Setiawan	22	21
		Gan TC Tan BS	20	18
								4	M Kido H Setiawan	12	20
									Chen H-L Lin Y-L	21	22
		Chen H-L Lin Y-L	16	21	21
		B Issara M Jongjit	21	15	15
																Chen H-L Lin Y-L	7	13
															6	N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
	6	N Kawamae S Sato	12	24	23
		M Conrad-Petersen J Rasmussen	21	22	21
								6	N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
								Q3	C Skovgaard M Kolding	15	14
	Q3	C Skovgaard M Kolding	21	21
		C Adcock A Ellis	17	13

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		R Bonde A Kristiansen	3
		Kim K-J Kim S-R	2r
									R Bonde A Kristiansen	19	14
								7	Fang C-M Lee S-M	21	21
		A Cwalina M Logosz	19	15
	7	Fang C-M Lee S-M	21	21
															7	Fang C-M Lee S-M	13	21	21
															3	H Hashimoto N Hirata	21	13	15
		A Pratama R Saputro	21	16	21
		Liu XL Qiu ZH	16	21	18
									A Pratama R Saputro	19	21	15
								3	H Hashimoto N Hirata	21	14	21
		M Fuchs O Roth	21	8	19
	3	H Hashimoto N Hirata	16	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q4	D Chrisnanta C Triyachart	21	21
	Q1	R Labar M Quere	9	15
								Q4	D Chrisnanta C Triyachart	18	15
								8	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21
		S Anugritayawon S Prapakamol	14	18
	8	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21
															8	H Endo K Hayakawa	16	21	22
																Hong W Shen Y	21	19	20
		Hong W Shen Y	21	21
	PFQ	P Kaesbauer J Zurwonne	17	7
									Hong W Shen Y	20	21	21
									J Koch P Zauner	22	11	15
		J Koch P Zauner	21	21
	PFQ	Bui BD Dao MT	9	18

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Ha Jung-Eun / Kim Min-Jung (semi-final)
2. Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (quarter-final)
3. Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (quarter-final)
4. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (first round)
5. Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (quarter-final)
6. Bao Yixin / Zhong Qianxin (final)
7. Cheng Wen-Hsing / Chien Yu-Chin (quarter-final)
8. Meiliana Jauhari / Greysia Polii (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ha Jung-Eun Kim Min-Jung	21	19
	6	Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin	23	21
								6	Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin	17	10
									Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	21	21
		Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui	12	11
		Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Ha J-E Kim M-J	21	21
		S Sari Yao L	16	17
								1	Ha J-E Kim M-J	21	21
								Q3	Ng HE Ng HL	4	10
	WC	M Gruber S Herzig	11	12
	Q3	Ng HE Ng HL	21	21
															1	Ha J-E Kim M-J	29	21	21
															7	Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	30	19	12
	7	Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	21	21
		V Sorokina N Vislova	19	9
								7	Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	16	21	21
									V Marissa N Melati	21	16	14
		A Bruce M Li	11	14
		V Marissa N Melati	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	S Matsuo M Naito	16	21	21
		J Gutta A Ponnappa	21	18	10
								3	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21
									M Matsutomo A Takahashi	7	19
		M Matsutomo A Takahashi	23	21
		V Hoo Woon KW	21	9
															3	S Matsuo M Naito	21	19	17
															6	Bao YX Zhong QX	19	21	21
	6	Bao YX Zhong QX	21	21
	Q1	I Wang R Wang	14	12
								6	Bao YX Zhong QX	20	21	25
									Eom H-W Jang Y-N	22	15	23
		Eom H-W Jang Y-N	21	21
		L Kruse M Roepke	18	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		A Agustin N Maheswari	17	11
		Jung K-E Kim H-N	21	21
									Jung K-E Kim H-N	21	16	15
								5	C Pedersen K Juhl	19	21	21
		Poon LY Tse YS	12	21	20
	5	C Pedersen K Juhl	21	19	22
															5	C Pedersen K Juhl	18	21	7
																Wong PT Chin EH	21	15	21
		Wong PT Chin EH	15	21	21
	Q4	Choi H-I Kim S-Y	21	18	16
									Wong PT Chin EH	21	10	23
									D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	10	21	21
		D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	22	21
	4	M Maeda S Suetsuna	20	16

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Xia H Tang JH	21	21
		S Marinello B Michels	15	16
									Xia H Tang JH	21	24
								8	M Jauhari G Polii	12	22
		M Agathangelou H Olver	16	16
	8	M Jauhari G Polii	21	21
																Xia H Tang JH	21	21
															2	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	15	14
		L Jonathans P van Dooremalen	21	21
		N Grether C Reid	15	18
									L Jonathans P van Dooremalen	8	12
								2	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	21	21
	Q2	Hsieh P-C Wang P-R	19	18
	2	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (champion)
2. Chen Hung-Ling / Cheng Wen-Hsing (quarter-final)
3. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (final)
4. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (withdrew)
5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-final)
6. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (second round)
7. Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels (first round)
8. Valiyaveetil Diju / Jwala Gutta (first round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir	21	16	21
		Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier	15	21	13
								1	Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir	21	21
								3	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	16	14
	3	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	21	21
		He Hanbin Bao Yixin	18	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
		J Schoettler S Marinello	11	10
								1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	20	21
								Q4	A Kristiansen L Kruse	15	22	14
	Q4	A Kristiansen L Kruse	21	21
		A Dumartheray S Jaquet	10	9
															1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	18	25
															5	Chan PS Goh LY	19	21	23
	5	Chan PS Goh LY	21	21
		V Atrashchenkov A Kobceva	16	19
								5	Chan PS Goh LY	21	24
									P Kaesbauer J Goliszewski	16	22
		P Kaesbauer J Goliszewski	8	21	21
		D Chrisnanta V Neo	21	18	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	B Careme A Fontaine	16	13
		C Adcock I Bankier	21	21
									C Adcock I Bankier	19	21	25
									N Robertson J Wallwork	21	11	23
		N Robertson J Wallwork	21	21
		S Makarski D Dimova	15	18
																C Adcock I Bankier	21	21
																K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	9	19
	6	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	19	21	21
	Q3	Qiu ZH Tang JH	21	16	12
								6	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	24	12
									K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	26	21
		K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	21	17	21
		A Nikolaenko V Sorokina	14	21	13

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		R Bonde M Helsbol	15	15
		M Jongjit S Amitrapai	21	21
									M Jongjit S Amitrapai	12	21	21
									S Sato S Matsuo	21	15	17
		S Sato S Matsuo	21	21
	8	V Diju J Gutta	13	15
																M Jongjit S Amitrapai	13	9
															3	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	21
	Q1	O Schaller O Varrin	12	6
		M Kolding J Houmann	21	21
									M Kolding J Houmann	16	18
								3	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	21
		H Setiawan V Marissa	17	21	20
	3	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	13	22

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q2	H Endo A Takahashi	15	16
		He HB Bao YX	21	21
									He HB Bao YX	21	21
									M Rijal D Susanto	14	14
		M Rijal D Susanto	21	15	21
	7	M Fuchs B Michels	19	21	14
																He HB Bao YX	21	18	21
															2	Chen H-L Chen W-H	18	21	18
		Kim K-J Jung K-E	18	21	21
	PFQ	Lin Y-L Hsieh P-C	21	14	14
									Kim K-J Jung K-E	15	15
								2	Chen H-L Chen W-H	21	21
		C Triyachart Yao L	14	9
	2	Chen H-L Chen W-H	21	21

References

1. tournamentsoftware.com
2. swissopen.com

Preceded by 2012 German Open Grand Prix Gold	BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix 2012 season	Succeeded by 2012 Australia Open Grand Prix Gold