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

IV Mexican National Open Championship 1967[6]
Event Winner Runner up Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Men´s singles Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Thailand Antonio Rangel Mexico 15-8 6-15 15-12
Women´s singles Carolina Allier Mexico Diane Hales United States 11-7 8-11 11-8
Men´s doubles Stan Hales United States - Rod Starkey United States Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Thailand - Jamie Paulson Canada bye
Women´s doubles Carlene Starkey United States - Diane Hales United States Carolina Allier Mexico - Josefina Tinoco Mexico 11-15 15-6 15-12
Mixed doubles Ch. Ratanaseangsuang Thailand - Carolina Allier Mexico Stan Hales United States - Diane Hales United States 15-5 15-9

References

  1. 1 2 Novedades Newspaper, Sports Section, Mexico City, Thursday 23rd November 1967, page 3.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Annual Handbook of the International Badminton Federation, published by JA Jennings Ltd, edited by Herbert Scheele, London, England, year 1970, page 28.
  4. ↑ Novedades Newspaper, Sports Section, Mexico City, Saturday 25th November 1967, page 3.
  5. 1 2 3 "El Universal" Newspaper, Second Section A, Mexico City, Sunday 26th November 1967, Note by Raúl Garnier, page 19.
  6. 1 2 "El Universal" Newspaper, Second Section A, Mexico City, Monday 27th November 1967, Note by Raúl Garnier, page 20.
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