FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 27, 1996

BACH AND WO ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS AT BC BADMINTON OPEN

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.)  --  1995 Junior National champions
Howard Bach (S. San Francisco, Calif.) and Stanley Wo (Daly City,
Calif.) advanced to the semifinal round at the British Columbia
Badminton (BC) Open, as they bombed Canada's S. Ng and T. Wong
15-8, 15-4.  Bach and Wo were the only U.S. team to advance the
semis.
     The British Columbia Open (January 26-28, Vancouver, B.C.,
CAN) is a Canadian National Team qualifer and is held in
conjunction with the Devlin Cup (U.S. vs. Canada Team
Tournament).  Semifinals and finals will be contested on Sunday. 
  
Results - 1996 BC Open

Quarterfinal Round

Men's singles
J.F. Mercier (CAN) def. Mark Manha (Miller Place, N.Y.) 15-6, 
15-1

Women's singles
Heather Poole (CAN) def. Lily Chen (Stanford, Calif.) 11-2, 11-2 

Men's doubles
Howard Bach (S. San Francisco, Calif.) and Stanley Wo (Daly City,
Calif.) def. S. Ng and T. Wong (CAN) 15-8, 15-4 (Bach and Wo
Advance to Sunday's semifinals)

First and Second Round Results

Men's Singles
Mark Manha (Miller Place, N.Y) def. L. Lau (CAN) 15-7, 15-10

Mark Manha def. K. Hancock (CAN) 15-3, 15-7

J.F. Mercier def. Howard Bach (S. San Francisco, Calif.) 15-8,
15-7

Women's Singles
J. Chen (CAN) def. Angela Teng (S. Pasadena, Calif.) 11-6, 11-0

M. Morris (CAN) def. Janae Bennett (Phoenix, Ariz.) 9-11, 11-2,
11-7    

U. Salomundson (CAN) def. Ngoc Tran (El Sobrante, Calif.) 15-2,
15-5

Men's Doubles
Howard Bach (S. San Francisco, Calif.) and Stanley Wo (Daly City,
Calif.) def. J. Bray and H. Szeto 15-3, 15-9

Howard Bach and Stanley Wo def. Stuart Arthur and Drew Huerter
(CAN) 13-15, 15-0, 18-17

Women's Doubles
U. Salomundson and C. Sharp (CAN) def. Lily Chen and Ngoc Tran
15-2, 15-5

B. Richardson and H. Pool def. Angela Teng and Janae Bennett 15-
5, 15-2

Mixed Doubles
Chris Hales (Wooster, Ohio) and Ngoc Tran def. D. Hardir and M.
Heukelum (CAN) 15-5, 15-5

B. Moody and M. Clouthier (CAN) def. Chris Hales and Ngoc Tran
15-5, 15-5

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