All-England badminton champion Pulella Gopichand crashed out of the Denmark Open 2001, being played at Farum Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark. Gopichand, seeded seventh in the tournament, lost to Bao Chunlai of China, 3-7, 2-7, 7-5, 1-7 in the quarter-finals on Friday. The Indian ace, who was returning to the big league after a two-month injury lay-off, has made little impact since his All England Open victory, way back in March, and was looking to prove his worth at Copenhagen.
Bureau Report