FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 21, 1996

CHONG AND ZHAO DO IT AGAIN 

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Andy Chong (Miami Lakes, Fla.) and Zhao
Yeping (Gaithersburg, Md.) have been on fire this USBA Classic
season, and that fire burned brighter than ever at the 1996 Pikes Peak
Badminton Classic, as each athlete took home triple crowns
respectively.  Even more impressive is the fact that the duo has won
23 out of a possible 24 titles awarded on this year's USBA Classic
Circuit.   

Chong began his championship barrage by defeating Canada's Chris
Trenholme 18-15, 15-11 in the men's singles competition.  Trenholme
upset 1992 Olympian Ben Lee to advance to the finals, but there Chong
was just too strong.  

Lee avenged his loss in singles by pairing with Chong and defeating
hometown favorite Mike Edstrom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Chris
Hales 15-11, 15-11 in a real dogfight.  

"I was very impressed with the performance of Edstrom and Hales
today," said Lee.  "We beat them 15-7, 15-9 five months ago in Miami,
so they're definitely improving."

On the women's side, Zhao was equally as dominant, as she crushed
Andrea Andersson in singles 11-1, 11-9.  She then teamed with
Andersson to defeat Shannon Hsu (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Eileen Tang
(Chino, Calif.) 11-15, 15-10, 15-2 in a surprisingly difficult
match.

In mixed doubles, Chong and Zhao joined forces to defeat Edstrom and
Andersson 15-11, 15-3.

The Pikes Peak Classic is a National Team Qualifier and fourth jewel
of the USBA Classic Series, America's National Grand Prix circuit for
badminton.  On the Circuit, the nations top badminton athletes
compete in five regional tournaments for over $2000 in prize money. 

The following are Sunday's final results from the 1996 Pikes Peak
Badminton Classic:  

Men's Singles
Andy Chong (Miami Lakes, Fla.) def. Chris Trenholme (Victoria, B.C.,
CAN) 18-15, 15-11  

Women's Singles
Zhao Yeping (Gaithersburg, Md.) def. Andrea Andersson (Colorado
Springs, Colo.) 11-1, 11-9

Men's Doubles
Chong and Ben Lee (San Jose, Calif.) def. Mike Edstrom (Denver,
Colo.) and Chris Hales (Wooster, Ohio) 15-11, 15-11

Women's Doubles
Andersson and Zhao def. Shannon Hsu (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Eileen
Tang (Chino, Calif.) 11-15, 15-10, 15-2

Mixed Doubles
Chong and Zhao def. Edstrom and Andersson 15-11, 15-3  

(FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT PAUL PAWLACZYK, USBA
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, AT 719-578-4808)