SWEDISH OPEN: FIRST DAY RESULTS

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March 6, 1997 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Following are some of the results from the first day of competition at the Swedish Open badminton tournament now underway in Borlange:

MEN'S SINGLES - First Round
Hans Sperre (Norway) beat Pontus Jantti (Finland) 6-15, 17-15, 15-6
Kim Yong Ho (Korea) beat Tomas Wiborg (Sweden) 15-11, 15-4
Thomas Sogaard (Denmark) beat Daniel Eriksson (Sweden) 15-12, 9-15, 15-8
Jang Chun Wong (Korea) beat Martin Bundgaard (Denmark) 15-8, 15-3
Lin Liwen (China) beat Anders Boesen (Denmark) 15-2, 15-2
Henrik Bengtsson (Sweden) beat Peter Christensson (Sweden) 15-6, 15-7
Remy M. de L'Etang (Switzerland) beat Kim Johansson (Sweden) 15-9, 15-11
Oliver Pongratz (Germany) beat Michail Logosz (Poland) 15-3, 15-2
Yang Zhuo (China) beat Han Dong Sung (Korea) 15-11, 17-16
Mohammed R. Hashim (Malaysia) beat Martin Hagberg (Sweden) 15-9, 15-9
Jesper Olsson (Sweden) beat Steve Isaac (England) 15-6, 11-15, 15-6
Henrik Sorensen (Denmark) beat Murray Hocking (Australia) 12-15, 15-10, 15-6
Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark) beat Thomas Wapp (Switzerland) 15-8, 15-9
Thomas Johansson (Sweden) beat Kim Chul Jung (Korea) 15-4, 5-15, 15-8
Oscar Johansson (Sweden) beat Simon Knutson (Sweden) 18-17, 15-10
Fredrik Bergstrom (Sweden) beat Travis Denney (Australia) 18-15, 15-9

WOMEN'S SINGLES - First Round
Gong Zhichao (China) beat Lee Soon Deuk (Korea) 12-9, 11-5
Lisa Campbell (Australia) beat Lotta Andersson (Sweden) 11-4, 11-5
Lee Joo Hyun (Korea) beat Pernille Harder (Denmark) 11-1, 11-2
Catrine Bengtsson (Sweden) beat Oladotun Ganiyat (Niger) default
Yao Yan (China) beat Sarah Hore (England) 11-3, 11-3
Malin Erlandsson (Sweden) beat Sarah Hicks (Australia) 11-1, 11-5
Park Jun Hyun (Korea) beat Margit Borg (Sweden) 11-3, 11-0
Katarzyna Krazowska (Poland) beat Anna Zetterberg (Sweden) 4-11, 11-4, 11-4
Kristin Evernas (Sweden) beat Rayoni Head (Australia) 11-3, 12-9
Donna Kellogg (England) beat Alexandra Fumilayo (Niger) default
Michelle Rasmussen (Denmark) beat Dai Yun (China) default
Kim Ji Hyun (Korea) beat Marina Andrievskaya (Sweden) default
Anna Lundin (Sweden) beat Kellie Lucas (Australia) 11-5, 11-1
Ra Kyung Min (Korea) beat Karolina Ericcson (Sweden) 11-1, 11-5
Johanna Holgersson (Sweden) beat Anu Weckstrom (Finland) 11-8, 11-12, 12-10
Zhang Ning (China) beat Choi Ma Ree (Korea) 11-8, 11-4

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