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Chetan loses in Dutch Open final

October 19, 2008 20:54 IST

Chetan Anand's [ Images ] bid to win his third title on the trot came crashing as the national champion went down fighting against third seed Indonesian Andre K Tedjono in the men's singles final at the Dutch Open Grand Prix [ Images ] badminton tournament in Amsterdam on Sunday.

Sixth seed Chetan lost 15-21, 21-11, 19-21 in a 51-minute gruelling battle.

India [ Images ] had more disappointment in store as Rupesh Kumar [ Images ] and Sanave Thomas [ Images ] failed to put up a fight and lost in straight games to top seeded pair of Fran Kurniawan and Rendra Wijaya of Indonesia in the men's doubles final.

The Indian pair lost 18-21, 18-21 in a lopsided match that lasted just 29 minutes.

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