WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: U.S.A. PLAYER UPENDS SINGLES SEED

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May 28, 1997 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Kevin Han of the U.S.A. today defeated Tam Kai Chuen of Hong Kong, the sixteenth-seeded player in the men's singles event at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland in a second- round matchup.

Han, the American national champion, and the Hong Kong player battled thru a tight first game that got all knotted up at 13-all. Han finally prevailed in the resulting 5-point tiebreak scoring 5 markers to Tam's none.

In the second, Han pulled away in mid-game to win at 15-11.

Han's victory puts him in the round-of-16, the furthest an American player has been in world championship play since it began in the early 1980's.

Han's opponent in the round-of-16 will be tougher. Han next plays Joko Suprianto, the 1993 world champion and the fifth-seed here.

(migrossman)