MALAYSIA: TOP PLAYER SUFFERS EYE INJURY ** This NEW SHUTTLENWS report is presented by YANG YANG Badminton Products (www.yangyang-rg.com) and their Eastern USA agents Supreme Sports (SSSINC@compuserve.com). Keep NEW SHUTTLENWS going - BUY our sponsor's products. ** November 15, 1998 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Choong Tan Fook, one of Malaysia's premier badminton doubles players, was struck in the right eye by a shuttle during a practice session this past Thursday and had to be rushed to a hospital for treatment. Choong together with partner Cheah Soon Kit is a medal hope in the men's doubles event at the upcoming Asian Games in early December. Choong was doing some rapid-fire multiple shuttle drills with coach Chen Changjie when one of the practice shuttles they were using broke apart after being hit. One of the fragments struck Choong in the right eye, dizzying the Malaysian player. Choong was taken for first-aid treatment at a sports clinic, but was later rushed to a hospital when bleeding was detected in the right eye, raising the possibility of permanent eye damage. The bleeding was treated at the hospital and the player is reportedly now doing well. However, he has been confined to the hospital for several days. He is expected to be released tomorrow (Monday). Because of the injury, Cheah and Choong may not be able to participate in the Hong Kong Open, scheduled for the last week of November. The tournament is the last major event before the Asian Games and most of the medal hopes at the Asian Games will be using the competition as a final tuneup. (lpp/ds) COPYRIGHT 1998 © NEW SHUTTLENWS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ** Keep NEW SHUTTLENWS going - BUY our sponsor's products. **