Anand Pawar loses in final at Brazil Open

Indian shuttler Anand Pawar suffered a narrow defeat against top seed Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia in a thrilling men's singles final of the Brazil Open Grand Prix, here yesterday

Foz do Iguacu (Brazil): Indian shuttler Anand Pawar suffered a narrow defeat against top seed Zulfadli Zulkiffli of Malaysia in a thrilling men's singles final of the Brazil Open Grand Prix, here yesterday.

Fourth seed Pawar squandered a first game advantage to lose 21-18 11-21 17-21 to the top seeded Malaysian in a match that lasted an hour and 20 minutes here.

Pawar had lost to Zulfadli in the 2013 Australian Badminton Open. It is his second loss to the world no 40.

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