Campus Host to U.S. Open Badminton Championships PASADE A-One Hundred Saidevangelist David Hulme, Direc Ov
VOL, XVI, NO. 22 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOV. 28, 1988 Campus host to U.S. Open Badminton Championships PASADE A-One hundred saidevangelist David Hulme, direc ov. 8 to II, semifinals were played eighteen world-class badminton tor of Communications & Public Saturday evening, ov. 12, and the players gathered at Ambassador Affairs. final rounds were played Sunday, College ov. 8 to 13 for the ftrst Represented were players from ov.13. Grand Prix open badminton cham Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach pionships played in the United China, Denmark, England, said, "It is a rewarding experience States. Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, to host players from many nations, "It was the first major tourna Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, coming from every inhabited conti ment in the United Statesfollow Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, igeria, nent, for this international sports ing badminton's debut as an Peru, South Korea, Sweden and the event." Olympic demonstration sport in United States. Pasadena Mayor William E. Seoul,South Korea, last month," Sze Yu from Australia captured Thomson Jr. presented Mr. Tkach the men's singles championship by with a proclamation naming Sun defeating Lius Pongoh from In day, ov. 13, as Ambassador Col donesia in three games. In women's lege U.S. Open Day in Pasadena singles action, o. 5 ranked Lee and recognizing Ambassador's Myeong Hee from South Korea up commitment to promoting interna set !'Jo. 3 ranked Lee Jung Mi, also tional understanding. from South Korea. Chris Kinard, a seven-time Christian Hadinata and Ivana U.S. singles champion and tour from Indonesia won the mixed dou nament director for the Ambas bles competition; Christian Hadi sador Open, said, "I don't believe nataand Lius Pongoh from Indone any organization could be more sia took ftrst in men's doubles; and thorough, helpful or generous SINGLES CHAMP-Sze Yu of Australia wins the men's singles division Chong So Young and Kim Yun Ja than Ambassador College is in its during the U.S.
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