The V Mexican National Open Championship 1968 was a badminton competition held at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec from 28 November to 1 December 1968 in Mexico City.[1][2]

In this competition, there were badminton players from Thailand, Peru, Canada, the United States, Yugoslavia and Mexico.[1]

In the men´s semi-finals, the two best Mexican singles players were knocked out of the competition; Antonio Rangel was beaten by the World-class master Channarong Ratanaseangsuang (15-9, 15-4), while Roy Díaz González was defeated by the Canadian Jamie Paulson (15-7, 15-3).[1]

In the semi-finals of the men´s doubles event, the brothers Raúl Rangel and Antonio Rangel were defeated by the future champions Channarong Ratanaseangsuang and Jamie Paulson (15-3, 15-7). The other finalists, Jorge Palazuelos and Francisco Sañudo had a remarkably performance too and eliminated the American team integrated by Stan Hales and Larry Saben (4-15, 17-14, 15-5).[1]

Finalists

V Mexican National Open Championship 1968
Event Winner Runner up Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Men´s singles Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Thailand Jamie Paulson Canada
Women´s singles Carolina Allier Mexico Lucero Soto Mexico
Men´s doubles Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Thailand - Jamie Paulson Canada Jorge Palazuelos Mexico - Francisco Sañudo Mexico
Women´s doubles Carolina Allier Mexico - Lucero Soto Mexico
Mixed doubles Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Thailand - Lucero Soto Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "El Universal" Newspaper, Sports Section, Mexico City, Sunday 1 December 1968, Note by Raúl Garnier, page 3.
  2. ↑ Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation, published by JA Jennings Ltd, edited by Herbert Scheele, London, England, year 1970, page 28.
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