IV Mexican National Open Championship 1967
The IV Mexican National Open Championship 1967 was a badminton competition held from 23 to 27 November 1967 in Mexico City.[1][2][3]
In this tournament competed players from Thailand, the United States, Canada and Mexico.[1]
In the quarter-finals of the men´s singles category, Antonio Rangel won to the American player Rod Starkey (15-9, 15-4), but his most outstanding victory was during the semi-finals when he defeated Jamie Paulson (15-6, 6-15, and 15-11) who was then ranked as the best Canadian badminton player.[4]
In the men´s doubles event, the Mexican brothers Antonio Rangel and Raúl Rangel were defeated (15-10, 15-3) during the semi-finals by the American couple integrated by Stan Hales and Rod Starkey. In a strange twist, the American team became champion as the other finalist team could not play the final due to Jamie Paulson being treated in emergency of apendicitis.[5][6]
In the semi-finals of the women´s singles category, Carolina Allier won to Carlene Starkey 11-5, 11-4, while Diane Hales imposed her class to Ernestina Rivera in three sets: 11-12, 11-5, 11-8.[5]
The finalists for the mixed doubles event were Channarong Ratanaseangsuang and Carolina Allier who defeated Rod Starkey and Carlene Starkey 15-5, 15-9, while Stan Hales and Diane Hales eliminated Oscar Luján and Josefina Tinoco 15-12, 15-3.[5]
Finalists
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Event | Winner | Runner up | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
Men´s singles | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang | Antonio Rangel | 15-8 | 6-15 | 15-12 |
Women´s singles | Carolina Allier | Diane Hales | 11-7 | 8-11 | 11-8 |
Men´s doubles | Stan Hales - Rod Starkey | Channarong Ratanaseangsuang - Jamie Paulson | bye | ||
Women´s doubles | Carlene Starkey - Diane Hales | Carolina Allier - Josefina Tinoco | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-12 |
Mixed doubles | Ch. Ratanaseangsuang - Carolina Allier | Stan Hales - Diane Hales | 15-5 | 15-9 |
References
- ^ a b Novedades Newspaper, Sports Section, Mexico City, Thursday 23rd November 1967, page 3.
- ^ "IV Campeonato Nacional Abierto de Badminton" Memories, COM-CDH, Badminton Association of Mexico, Centro Deportivo Chapultepec AC, from 23rd to 27th November 1967, Mexico City, year 1967.
- ^ Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation, published by JA Jennings Ltd, edited by Herbert Scheele, London, England, year 1970, page 28.
- ^ Novedades Newspaper, Sports Section, Mexico City, Saturday 25th November 1967, page 3.
- ^ a b c "El Universal" Newspaper, Second Section A, Mexico City, Sunday 26th November 1967, Note by Raúl Garnier, page 19.
- ^ a b "El Universal" Newspaper, Second Section A, Mexico City, Monday 27th November 1967, Note by Raúl Garnier, page 20.