FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 24, 1996

LOCALS BOW OUT, TOP SEEDS COAST AT 1996 HONG TA SHAN U.S. OPEN

(ORANGE,Calif.)—The party ended today for local Orange County badminton 
athletes, as they met the best in the world at the 1996 Hong Ta Shan 
U.S. Open. Shannon Hsu (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Hoang Ly (Orange, Calif.), 
Quyen Nguyen (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), and Djeelee Rantung (Lake Forest, 
Calif.) all lost in the opening round of the men’s and women’s singles 
competition. They will have a chance to redeem themselves tomorrow 
however, as the women’s and mixed doubles competitions kick off at the 
Orange County Badminton Club.

Top seeds rolled as expected today, with Indonesia’s Joko Suprianto 
looking in top condition as he took out Brazil’s Guilhermo Pardo 15-1, 
15-2. Other top seeds advancing to the round of 16 in men’s singles 
include 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Rashid Sidek of Malaysia and 1992 
bronze medalist Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark.

Kevin Han (Colorado Springs, Colo.) remains the lone American left in 
the men’s singles competition, as he advanced to the round of 16 by 
defeating Guatemala’s Pedro Yang Ruiz 15-4, 15-12, and Mexico’s Roy Diaz 
Gonzalez 15-13, 17-16. Next in line for Han is Malaysia’s Ong Ewe Ock, 
who is currently ranked 11th in the world. The two will do battle 
tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.

In women’s singles, Andrea Edstrom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) is the sole 
U.S. survivor, as she crushed Trinidad’s Sabrina Cassie 11-1, 11-1. 
Tomorrow she will have a showdown with Canada’s top gun Denyse Julien at 
6:25 p.m.

Wednesday’s competition will feature action in all five events, with 
play kicking off at 3:00 p.m. Tickets for tomorrow’s action are $5 
General Admission.

WEDNESDAY’S 1ST AND 2ND ROUND RESULTS
1996 HONG TA SHAN U.S. OPEN

Men’s Singles- Top Seeds

(#1)Joko Suprianto(Indonesia) def. Guilherme Pardo (Brazil)15-1,15-2
(#2)Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen(Denmark) def. Paul Leyow (Jamaica)15-2,15-1
(3/4)Thomsa Stuer-Lauridsen(Denmark) def. Hoang Ly(Orang,Calif)15-2,15-1
(3/4)Rashid Sidek(Malaysia) def. Daron Dasent (Trinidad)15-1,15-2
(5/8)Ong Ewe Ock(Malaysia) def. Morton Ausher(Hermosa Beach,Calif)15-6, 
15-3
(5/8)Fung Permadi (Chinese-Taipei) def. Jorge Possiel(Argentina)15-3, 
15-1
(5/8)Indra Wijaya(Indonesia) def. Chris Trenholme(Canada) 15-9,15-6
(5/8)Pang Chen(Malaysia) def. Quyen Nguyen (Aliso Viejo, Calif)15-4,15-0

Other U.S. Results

(9/16)Kevin Han(Colorado Springs,Colo.) def. Pedro Yang 
Ruiz(Guatemala)15-4,15-12
(9/16)Andrej Andropov(Russia) def. Ignatius Rusli(Orange,Calif.)15-6,15-
10
(9/16)Yong Hock Kin(Malaysia) def. Marc Padre(San Diego,Calif)by default
(9/16)Iain Sydie(Canada) def. James Young(Palo Alto,Calif)by default
(9/16)Hwang Sun Ho(Korea) def Ronny Oeotomo(Marian Del Rey, Calif)15-
6,15-3
Oscar Brandon(Suriname) def. Djeelee Rantung (Lake Forest,Calif)15-6,15-
3

Ladies Singles- 1st Round

U.S. Results

Andrea Edstrom(Colorado Springs,Colo.) def. Sabrina Cassie (Trinidad) 
15-1,15-1
Kara Solmundsen(Canada) def. Angela Teng(Arcadia,Calif.)11-2,11-0
(5/8)Debra O’Conner(Trinidad) def. Shannon Hsu(Costa Mesa,Calif.)11-
5,11-4
Jody Patrick(Canada) def. Kathy Zimmerman(Denver,Colo.)11-6,12-11

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