SWEDISH OPEN: FIRST DAY RESULTS

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March 5, 1998 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Following are the results from last night's opening matches at the Swedish Open badminton championships being held at the Arena Kupolen in Borlange, Sweden:

Mixed Doubles First Round
Jonas Rasmussen/Ann Lou Jorgensen (Denmark) beat Christian Mohr/Kerstin Ubben (Germany) 15-11, 15-12
James Anderson/Sara Sankey (England) beat Rosman Razak/Chor Hooi Yee (Malaysia) 15-13, 15-7
Nathan Robertson/Lorraine Cole (England) beat Patrik Isaksson/Johanna Persson (Sweden) 15-4, 15-3
Luo Yigang/Qin Yiyuan (China) beat Ian Sullivan (England)/Karen Stechmann (Germany) 15-13, 18-13
Lee Dong Soo/Jang Hye Ock (Korea) beat Ian Pearson/Sara Hardaker (England) 15-10, 15-4
Michael Keck (Germany)/Erica van den Heuvel (Netherlands) beat Yang Ming/ Zhang Ning (China) 15-11, 15-4
Michael Lamp (Denmark)/Tanja Berg (Sweden) beat John Quinn/Joanne Wright (England) 3-15, 1-9 retired (Quinn injured)
Robert Larsson/Margit Borg (Sweden) beat Chan Chong Ming/Lim Pek Siah (Malaysia) 15-11, 15-6

(dsimmons)