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Hend was one shot ahead of overnight leader Nacho Elvira when the Spaniard needed a birdie on the par-5 18th to force a playoff. As he was hitting his short pitch, a loud clap of thunder caused him to hit the shot some 30 feet short. The storm led to a delay of 1 hour, 40 minutes, and Elvira returned to hole the birdie putt for a 70.Returning to the 18th, Hend's tee shot hit a tree and landed back in the fairway. His next shot went into a bunker, and he blasted out to 3 feet.
"I had the luck today, unfortunately for Nacho. His time will come, he's going to win. He's a great player, he's going to win." Elvira was in contention throughout the tournament and looking to land a maiden European Tour title. Instead, he had to settle for runner-up in his second straight start, having finishing behind Justin Harding at the Qatar Masters two weeks ago.
"It was a bit of bad luck," Elvira said."I'm glad I made it last a little longer with the playoff. Sometimes it works for you and sometimes it doesn't. I tried to give it all on the play-off hole. I just missed my driver and gave myself a little chance to make birdie." Jazz Janewattananond closed with a 69 to finish two shots out of the playoff, followed by American Johannes Veerman .
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