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Asian Junior Championships: China Takes Four Of Five

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July 17, 1999 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - In Yangon, Myanmar, players from the powerful Chinese squad took four of the five individual titles at the Asian Junior badminton tourney that ended today. Only the mixed doubles crown eluded the Chinese team when Indonesians Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Enny Erlangga defeated China's Zheng Bo and Wei Yili in today's championship match 15-12 and 17-16.

In today's other finals, Xiao Li beat teammate and current world junior champion Zhang Yang 9-15, 15-13 and 15-6 in men's singles, Hu Ting defeated teammate Wei Yan 2-11, 13-11 and 11-7 in women's singles, Zhang Yang and Chen Yu whipped Hendri And Wandri Kurniawan Saputra of Indonesia 15-6 and 15-2 in men's doubles, and the pairing of Xie Xinfang and Zhang Jiewen beat fellow Chinese Wei Yili and Li Yujia 15-9 and 15-6 in women's doubles.

Quarterfinal Results:

Men's Singles (played yesterday)
Zhang Yang (China) beat Lin Guanyun (China) 15-9, 15-1
Ng Wei (Hong Kong SAR) beat Krid Chuaynarong (Thailand) 15-5, 15-7
Alvin Chew (Malaysia) beat Chen Yu (China) 8-15, 15-8, 15-5
Xiao Li (China) beat Endra Feriyanto (Indonesia) 6-15, 15-0, 15-10

Women's Singles (played yesterday)
Hu Ting (China) beat Hwang Yoo Mi (Korea) 11-1, 11-6
Rosalina Atu (Indonesia) beat Jun Jae Jung (Korea) 11-9, 11-4
Wei Yan (China) beat Chung Siang (Indonesia) 11-3, 11-4
Zhang Yawen (China) beat Xie Xinfang (China) 11-8, 13-10

Men's Doubles (played today)
Zhang Yang and Chen Yu (China) beat Teo Kok Seng and Charles Khoo (Malaysia) 15-10, 15-6
Lin Dan and Zheng Bo (China) beat Heo Hoon Hoi and Chung Jae Sung (Korea) 11-15, 15-12, 15-12
Hendri K. Saputra and Wandri K. Saputra (Indonesia) beat Lee Jae Jin and Cho Cho Han Sung (Korea) 15-5, 15-6
Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Weihong (China) beat Hsu Wei Hung and Liu Chia Cheng (Taiwan) 14-17, 15-10, 15-0

Women's Doubles (played yesterday)
Xie Xingfang and Zhang Jiewen (China) beat Miyo and Aki (Japan) 15-8, 15-3
Joo Hyun Hee and Si Jun Shin (Korea) beat Lin Hsiao and Kung Ya (Taiwan) 15-9, 11-15, 15-4
Zhao Tingting and Zhang Yawen (China) beat Hwang Yoo Mi and Kim Hee Jung (Korea) 15-4, 15-7
Wei Yili and Li Yujia (China) beat Fong Chew Yen and Ang Li Peng (Malaysia) 15-9, 6-15, 15-12

Mixed Doubles (played yesterday)
Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Jiewen (China) beat Zhu Weilun and Wei Yan (China) by walkover
Hendri K. Saputra and Enny Erlangga (Indonesia) beat Zhang Yang and Li Yujia (China) 15-6, 15-5
Heo Hoon Hoi and Hwang Yoo Mi (Korea) beat Jakrapan and Salakjit (Thailand) 11-15, 15-6, 15-10
Zheng Bo and Wei Yili (China) beat Tsai Hsia Hsiu and Chan (Taiwan) 15-6, 13-15, 15-6

Semifinal Results (all played earlier today):

Men's Singles
Zhang Yang (China) beat Ng Wei (Hong Kong SAR)15-10, 10-15, 15-11
Xiao Li (China) beat Alvin Chew (Malaysia) 15-10, 15-4

Women's Singles
Hu Ting (China) beat Rosalina Atu (Indonesia) 11-8, 11-5
Wei Yan (China) beat Zhang Yawen (China) 11-4, 11-1

Men's Doubles
Zhang Yang and Chen Yu (China) beat Lin Dan and Zheng Bo (China) 10-15, 15-3, 15-10
Hendri K. Saputra and Wandri K. Saputra (Indonesia) beat Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Weihong (China) 17-16, 15-8

Women's Doubles
Xie Xinfang and Zhang Jiewen (China) beat Joo Hyun Hee and Si Jun Shin (Korea) 16-17, 15-4, 15-11
Wei Yili and Li Yujia (China) beat Zhao Tingting and Zhang Yawen (China) 15-7, 15-10

Mixed Doubles
Hendri K. Saputra and Enny Erlangga (Indonesia) beat Xie Zhongbo and Zhang Jiewen (China) 17-14, 15-12
Zheng Bo and Wei Yili (China) beat Heo Hoon Hoi and Hwang Yoo Mi (Korea) 15-5, 15-5

(yyn/ds)