Reports from Gernot Egger : 28NOV97 ******* SAS-TROPHY DONG JIONG The ORF (Oesterreichischer Rundfunk - Austrian TV) reports in its teletext that Dong Jiong wants two female persons who are looking after him and he wants the possibility of training at any time (day and night) on the badminton-court and in the fitness-centre. He did not use the flight ticket he got from the organizer and booked the flight he wanted. Dong is sure to win the Olympia-revenge against Hoyer-Larsen. The ORF also reports that in the Wilson-Group there are Dong, Jonassen, Salim and Thomas Johansson SWE! 29NOV97 ******* SAS-TROPHY - FIRST DAY Results: Group YONEX: Pullela Gopichand INA - Thomas Wapp SUI 15:17, 15:3, 15:5 Group TALBOT-TORRO: Wong Choon Hann MAS - Juergen Koch AUT 15:8, 15:11 Group RSL: Oliver Pongratz GER - George Rimarchdi INA 15:8, 16:18, 15:8 Group WILSON: Kenneth Jonassen DEN - Salim INA 10:15, 15:4, 15:13 29NOV97 ******* SAS-TROPHY - SECOND DAY (Saturday) Results: Group YONEX: Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen DEN - Thomas Wapp SUI 15:7, 15:9 Group TALBOT-TORRO: Jens Olsson SWE - Juergen Koch AUT 15:9, 15:4 Group RSL: Jeroen van Dijk NED - George Rimarchdi INA 13:18, 15:13, 15:11 Group WILSON: Dong Jiong CHN - Salim INA 5:15, 15:12, 15:9 30NOV97 ******* SAS-TROPHY Dornbirn / Austria Today about 600 spectators in the Messehalle in Dornbirn saw the young Dane Kenneth Jonassen winning his match against IBF-Nr. 2 Dong Jiong from China 9:15, 15:6, 15:12. In the next match Olympic champion Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen lost against the young Indian champion Pulelly Gopichand 9:15, 15:10, 15:17 in two hours. The Austrian Juergen Koch and the Swiss Thomas Wapp had no chances in their matches. The German Oliver Pongratz did not make his way into the semifinals after beating Rimarchdi on friday. Pongratz lost his place in the semifinals to the Dutch Jeroen van Dijk 6:15, 15:8, 9:15. Wong Choon Hann - Jens Olsson 15:12, 4:15, 15:10 01DEC97 ******* SAS-TROPHY - VAN DIJK WINS Semifinals: Jeroen van Dijk NED - Kenneth Jonassen DEN 7:15, 15:4, 15:13 Pullela Gopichand IND - Wong Choon Hann MAS 13:18, 18:14, 18:15 Final: Jeroen van Dijk - Pullela Gopichand 15:8, 15:13