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