HO CHI MINH CITY HOSTS VIETNAM OPEN
by Mike Grossman

November 19, 1996 (New Shuttlenws) - Ho Chi Minh City hosts this week's badminton Vietnam Open, the last individual tournament in the 1996 Grand Prix circuit.

With it being the final competition before the Grand Prix Finals, the tourney has drawn only a relatively weak field with 1992 Olympic men's singles bronze medalist Hermawan Susanto of Indonesia the only big-name entry.

The tourney is a last-chance event for some players who still have a hope of qualifying for the Grand Prix Finals - Zenq Yaqiong of China in women's singles, Lee Wan Wah and Choon Tan Fook of Malaysia in men's doubles, and Peng Xingyong and Zhang Jin of China in women's doubles.

Following are the seedings for the competition:

MEN'S SINGLES

1. Hermawan Susanto - Indonesia
2. Rosobin Jeffer - Indonesia
3-4. Hendrawan - Indonesia
3-4. Lo Ah Heng - Malaysia
5-8. Xiao Ting - China
5-8. Ismail Samad - Malaysia
5-8. George Rimarodi - Indonesia
5-8. Tam Kai Chuen - Hong Kong

WOMEN'S SINGLES

1. Zeng Yaqiong - China
2. Lidya Djaelawidjaya - Indonesia
3-4. Hisako Mizui - Japan
3-4. Sun Jian - China

MEN'S DOUBLES

1. Liu Yong/Zhang Wei - China
2. Lee Wan Wah/Choong Tan Fook - Malaysia
3-4. Chew Choon Eng/Rosman Razak - Malaysia
3-4. Yap Yee Guan/Yap Yee Hup - Malaysia

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

1. Tung Chau Man/Ng Ching - Hong Kong
2. Zhang Jin/Peng Xingyong - China

MIXED DOUBLES

1. Tam Kai Chuen/Tung Chau Man - Hong Kong
2. Ho Van Loi/Nguyen Thi Thanh Tien - Vietnam