OLYMPIC GAMES: BADMINTON - DAY FOUR RESULTS
GUNAWAN AND SUPRIANTO ELIMINATED IN MEN'S DOUBLES

July 27, 1997 (D.Shuttlenws) - The Indonesian pair of Rudy Gunawan
and Bambang Suprianto, seeded 3/4, were eliminated by Malaysian
rivals Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her in the round of 16 of the
men's doubles event in the Atlanta Olympic Games.

Soo and Tan took a thrilling first game 18-13 and then lost the
second 4-15. In the third, the Malaysians put the pressure on
Gunawan, the older and the slower of the Indonesians and came
away with a 15-6 win.

Simon Archer and Chris Hunt of Great Britain scored a minor upset
as they defeated the 5/8 seeds, Pramote Teerawiwatana and Sakrapee
Thongsari of Thailand, 18-14 15-11, to gain a place in the
quarterfinals.

In another men's doubles thriller, Ha Tae Kwon and Kang Kyung Jin
of Korea ended the medal hopes of Jon Holst-Christensen and Thomas
Lund of Denmark 15-11, 14-17, 15-11.

In women's singles round of 16 action, the top seeds all came through.
Only Mia Audina of Indonesia, seeded 5/8, had a difficult match against
a determined Kelly Morgan of Great Britain (Wales). Audina dropped
the second game to the Welsh lady 4-11 and had to survive a 3-point
tiebreak in the third before winning at 12-9.

In women's doubles, Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu of China, seeded 3/4,
extracted a revenge of sorts as they defeated their conquerors at
the world women's team championships finals (the Uber Cup finals),
Finarsih and Lili Tampi of Indonesia, 15-1 4-15, 15-6.

The British pair of Julie Bradbury and Joanne Wright, seeded 5/8,
were upset by Danes Ann Jorgensen and Lotte Thomsen 15-4 and 15-5.

The defeat was the second disappointment of this Olympic Games for
Bradbury. In yesterday's mixed doubles opening round, Bradbury and
partner Simon Archer, highly touted as medal contenders, were
eliminated by Nimpele and Riseu of Indonesia.

In mixed doubles round of 16 action, the remaining seeds all won
their matches, and 6 Asian pairs turned back challenges from
European, Australian and Canadian teams.

Only Michael Sogaard and Helene Kirkegaard of Denmark remain in
contention for a medal in an event that was supposed to be a
Western speciality.

Women's Singles - Eighthfinals (July 27, 1996)

KIM Ji Hyun (5) - Korea beat MIZUI Hisako - Japan 11-4, 11-0
HAN Jingna (5) - China beat PLUNGWECH, Pornsawan - Thailand
        11-3, 11-6
SUSANTI, Susi (2) - Indonesia beat KRASOWSKA, Katarzyna - Poland
        11-4, 11-0
YE Zhaoying (1) - China beat BORG, Margit - Sweden 11-4, 11-4
YAO Yan (5) - China beat SENTOSO, Yuliani - Indonesia 11-6, 11-5
BANG Soo Hyun (3) - Korea beat MIZUI, Yasuko - Japan 11-2, 11-3
MARTIN, Camilla (3) - Denmark beat HUANG CHIA-CHI - Chinese Taipei
        12-11, 11-9
AUDINA, Mia (5) - Indonesia beat MORGAN, Kelly - Great Britain
        11-2, 4-11, 12-9

Men's Doubles - Eighthfinals (July 27, 1996)

MAINAKY, Rexy/SUBAGJA, Ricky (1) - Indonesia beat SOGAARD, Michael/
        SVARRER, Henrik - Denmark 15-10, 15-7
HUANG, Zhanzhong/JIANG, Xin (5) - China beat BLACKBURN, Peter/
        STAIGHT, Paul - Australia 15-7, 15-9
SOO BENG KIANG/TAN KIM HER - Malaysia beat GUNAWAN, (Rudy)/
        SUPRIANTO, Bambang (3) - Indonesia 18-13, 4-15, 15-6
ARCHER, Simon/HUNT, Chris - Great Britain  beat TEERAWIWATANA,
        Pramote/THONGSARI, Sakrapee (5) - Thailand 18-14, 15-11
ANTROPOV, Andreij/ZUEV, Nickolaj - Russia beat HELBER, Michael/
        KECK, Michael - Germany 15-1, 15-7
ANTONIUS/KANTONO, Denny (3) - Indonesia beat ERIKSEN, Jens/
        JAKOBSEN, Christian - Denmark 15-8, 15-12
HA Tae Kwon/KANG Kyung Jin - Korea beat HOLST-CHRISTENSEN, Jon/
        LUND, Thomas (5) - Denmark 15-11, 14-17, 15-11
CHEAH SOON KIT/YAP KIM HOCK (2) - Malaysia beat GE Cheng/
        TAO Xiaoqiang - China 15-8, 15-2

Women's Doubles - Eighthfinals (July 27, 1996)

GIL, Young Ah/JANG Hye Ock (1) - Korea beat MATSUO, Tomomi/
        SAKAMOTO, Masako - Japan 15-7, 15-6
JORGENSEN, Ann/OLSEN, Lotte - Denmark beat BRADBURY, Julie/
        WRIGHT, Joanne (5) - Great Britain 15-4, 15-5
QIN Yiyuan/TANG Yongshu (3) - China beat FINARSIH/
        TAMPI, Lili - Indonesia 15-1, 4-15, 15-6
STUER-LAURIDSEN, Lisbet/THOMSEN, Marlene (5) Denmark beat CHUNG Jae Hee/
        PARK Soo Yun - Korea 15-8, 13-15, 15-9
CHEN Ying/PENG Xingyong (5) - China beat COENE, Eline/
        VAN DEN HEUVEL, Erica - Netherlands 15-8, 15-13
KIRKEGAARD, Helene/OLSEN, Rikke (3) - Denmark beat KIM Mee-Hyang/
        KIM Shin Young - Korea 15-8, 15-8
ELIZA/ROSIANA, Zelin (5) - Indonesia beat JENKINS, Tammy/
        ROBERTSON, Rhona - New Zealand 15-9, 15-2
GE Fei/GU Jun (2) - China beat SCHMIDT, Katrin/
        UBBEN, Kerstin - Germany 15-3, 15-6

Mixed Doubles - Eighthfinals (July 27, 1996)

CHEN Xingdong/PENG Xingyong (3) - China beat YUNG, Darryl/
        JULIEN, Denyse - Canada 15-11, 15-6
LIU Jianjun/SUN Man (3) - China beat BLACKBURN, Peter/
        CATOR, Rhonda - Australia 15-4, 7-15, 15-4
HERYANTO, Trikus/TIMUR, Minarti (2) - Indonesia beat ANTONSSON, Jan-Eric/
        CRABO, Astrid - Sweden 15-5, 18-13
SOGAARD, Michael/ OLSEN, Rikke (5) - Denmark beat MICHELS, Ron/
        VAN DEN HEUVEL, Erica - Netherlands 15-4, 15-6
KIM Dong Moon/GIL Young Ah (5) - Korea beat PONTING, Nick/
        WRIGHT, Joanne - Great Britain 18-13, 15-1
PARK Joo-Bong/RA Kyung Min (1) - Korea beat AXELSSON, Peter/
        BENGTSSON, Catrine - Sweden 15-1, 17-15
FLANDY, Nimpele/RISEU, Rosalina - Indonesia beat ERIKSEN, Jens/
        KIRKEGAARD, Helene 10-15, 15-9, 15-9
TAO Xiaoqiang/WANG Xiaoyuan (5) - China beat JAKOBSEN, Christian/
        OLSEN, Lotte - Denmark 16-17, 15-6, 15-5

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