FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 1996

INDONESIA ROLLS AT $200,000 HONG TA SHAN U.S. OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS

(ORANGE, Calif.) – It was all Indonesia today at the $200,000 1996
Hong Ta Shan U.S. Open Badminton  Championships, as the world
badminton juggernaut took 4 of 5 championship titles.

Men’s doubles pair Chandra Wijaya and Sigit (Indonesia) got things off
on the right foot by upsetting 1996  Olympic Silver medalists Cheah
Soon Kit and Yap Him Hock (Malaysia) 18-16, 15-10. The Malaysians
appeared flat from the outset tonight, with no pop on their smashes
whatsoever.

“We didn’t have our concentration tonight,” said Cheah. “The
Indonesian’s are young and fast and we still  were a bit tired after
yesterday’s match.”

Now it was 17-year-old Mia Audina to take center stage. A silver
medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games,  Audina fought off Denmark’s top
gun Camilla Martin 11-5, 12-9 to take her first major tournament
title.

“I’m very happy to have my first tournament title,” said a triumphant
Audina. “Hopefully there are many  more to come in the future.”

Indonesia’s third title came in men’s singles, as Joko Suprianto
proved that he indeed deserves his No.1  world ranking, using his
incredible consistency to knock off 1996 Olympic gold medalist
Poul-Erik Hoyer  -Larsen (Denmark) 15-13, 15-13.

“Joko had good speed, and I made too many unforced errors tonight,”
said Hoyer-Larsen in defeat. “This is  my first match after the
Olympic Games, but I am slowly coming back.”

Third world ranked Rosiana and Eliza Zelin closed the deal for
Indonesia with an easy 15-6, 15-5 victory  over England’s Joanne Goode
and Julie Bradbury.

FINAL RESULTS - 1996 HONG TA SHAN U.S. OPEN, (With seeds in
parenthesis)

Men’s Singles: (#1)Joko Suprianto(Indonesia) def. (#2)Poul-Erik Hoyer
Larsen(Denmark) 15-13, 15-13

Women’s Singles: (#1)Mia Audina(Indonesia) def. (#2)Camilla
Martin(Denmark) 11-5, 12-9

Men’s Doubles: Chandra Wijaya/Sigit(Indonesia) def.(#2) Cheah Soon
Kit/Yap Kim Hock(Malaysia) 11-5, 12-9

Women’s Doubles: (#1)Rosiana/Eliza Zelin(Indonesia) def.(#2) Joanne
Goode/Jule Bradbury(England) 15-6, 15-5

Mixed Doubles : Kim Dong Moon/Chung So Young(Korea) def. Chris
Hunt(England)/Helen Kirkegaard(Denmark) 15-5,  15-7

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