Sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong claimed the women’s singles title at the US$210,000 BWF Swiss Open in Basel on Sunday.
The Thai sixth seed defeated Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-16, 21-18 in the 47-minute title match of the World Tour Super 300 event at St Jakobshalle in Basel.
World No.11 Pornpawee beat Gregoria Tunjung 18-21, 21-13, 21-17 while the 23rd-ranked Blichfeldt edged Zhang Beiwen of the United States 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 in the semi-finals on Saturday.
It was the 25-year-old Pornpawee’s second World Tour title, with her first coming at the 2020 Spain Masters, also a Super 300 event.
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