Danish qualification player Sune Gavnholt played the sixth seed Indian Chetan Anand, who is ranked 17th in the world. The first set started out very tight, but slowly Anand pulled away from Gavnholt. The Dane refused to give up, though, and bounced back to cut the lead to just one point at 15 – 16. He got a helping hand from the home crowd that never stopped cheering for him. Sune Gavnholt equaled the score at 19 – 19, but Anand won the following two points to take the set 21 – 19.
In the second set the Dane got off to a great start and grabbed a five point lead 9 – 4. Anand had trouble finding the right lenght and made a lot of unforced errors. Sune Gavnholt even got a ten point lead at 16 – 6. The Danish sensation won the second set 21 – 15 and the crowd went crazy.
The Indian favourite began the third set in style. He got a five point lead at 6 – 1. Sune Gavnholt tried to pull himself up, but as they switched sides he was down 11 – 3. The Dane was obviously tired after the three matches he already played in Denmark Open. He lost the final set 21 – 9.
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