HAMBURG CUP SUMMARY by Mike Grossman (from a report filed by Carsten Hansen and material from D.Shuttlenws files) September 3, 1996 (New Shutlenws) - The following are the semifinals and finals results from the Hamburg Cup badminton tournament that was held from August 30 to September 1, 1996 in Hamburg, Germany: Semifinals (played on Saturday, August 31) Men's Singles Oliver Pongratz - Germany beat Soren Nielsen - Denmark 6-15 15-6 18-16 Rikard Magnusson - Sweden beat Detlef Poste - Germany 18-16 18-15 Women's Singles Anne Sondergaard - Denmark beat Karolina Ericsson - Sweden 11-5 11-1 Mette Sorensen - Denmark beat Jo Muggeridge - England 11-8 11-7 Men's Doubles Dharma Gunawi/Yoseph Phoa - Germany (originally Indonesia) beat Uwe Ossenbrink/Kai Mitteldorf - Germany 15-5 15-13 Ian Pearson/John Quinn - England beat Christian Mohr/Bjorn Siegemund - Germany 15-7 15-6 Women's Doubles Erica van den Heuvel/Eline Coene - Netherlands beat Mette Schjoldager/ Gitte Jansson - Denmark (Schjoldager/Jansson defaulted the match) Anne Sondergard/Tanja Berg - Denmark beat Christina Sorensen/ Ann-Lou Jorgensen - Denmark 15-11 15-12 Mixed Doubles Jonas Rasmussen/Ann-Lou Jorgensen - Denmark beat Allan Borch/ Tanja Berg - Denmark 15-2 12-15 15-4 Dennis Lens/Erica van den Heuvel - Netherlands beat Hougaard/ Gitte Jansson - Denmark (Hougaard/Jansson defaulted the match) Finals (played September 1) Men's Singles Oliver Pongratz - Germany beat Rikard Magnusson - Sweden 12-15 15-6 15-8 Women's Singles Anne Sondergaard - Denmark beat Mette Sorensen - Denmark 6-11 11-3 11-6 Men's Doubles Dharmi Gunawi/Yoseph Phoa - Germany (originally Indonesia) beat Ian Pearson/John Quinn - England 15-8 15-7 Women's Doubles Erica van den Heuvel/Eline Coene - Netherlands beat Anne Sondergaard/ Tanja Berg - Denmark 15-5 15-6 Mixed Doubles Jonas Rasmussen/Ann-Lou Jorgensen - Denmark beat Dennis Lens/ Erica van den Heuvel - Netherlands 8-15 17-14 15-11 (The Hamburg Cup is part of the European badminton competition circuit and is hosted annually by the Hamburger Badminton Verband. It carries a one-star rating from the International Badminton Federation for purposes of the world rankings). NEW SHUTTLENWS (e-mail: n.shuttlenws@genie.com)