FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 18, 1996

CHINA BLASTS INDONESIA IN UBER CUP BADMINTON ACTION 

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) - China's womens badminton team sent a
strong message to Indonesia today, as they throttled the 1994 Uber Cup
champions 5-0, thus clinching a spot in the 1996 Uber Cup finals.
Even more surprising than the lopsided victory was the fact that 1992
Indonesian Olympic gold medalist Susi Susanti was absent from the
event.  According to a report from Reuters, Indonesian Uber Cup
manager Ewan Setiawan kept Susanti from competing due to her poor
record against Chinese number one Ye Zhaoying.

"Ye has beaten her three times in the last 12 months, so we rested her
to save her from the pressure," said Setiawan.  "She will be ready for
the semifinals."

In other Group A action, Japan blasted Russia 5-0.  Currently tied
with Indonesia for the second semifinals spot, the Japanese face an
uphill battle, as they meet top seed China on Monday.

South Korea looks like the team to beat in Group B, as they kept their
unblemished record intact with a 5-0 victory over host Hong Kong.
Denmark moved a step closer to semifinals qualification with a 4-1
victory over England.  They will take the second spot in Group B with
a victory over Hong Kong on Monday.

The Thomas and Uber Cup (Hong Kong, May 16-26) are the men's and
women's world team championships for badminton, held in conjunction
every even year.

RESULTS - 1996 WOMEN'S UBER CUP BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS (Best of 5
matches - 3 singles, 2 doubles) 

Group A
China def. Indonesia 5-0
Japan def. Russia 5-0

Group B
South Korea def. Hong Kong 5-0
Denmark def. England 4-1

STANDINGS - 1996 UBER CUP - AS OF MAY 18, 1996

Group A 
1. China (2-0)
2. Indonesia (1-1)
3. Japan (1-1)
4. Russia (0-2)
   
Group B
1. Korea (2-0)      
2. Denmark (1-1)
3. England (1-1)
4. Hong Kong (0-2)

Note:  Round Robin group format.  Top two teams from each group will
advance to the Uber Cup semifinals.  There the top seed from Group A
will meet the second seed from Group B, and vice-versa.

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