U.S. OPEN: SEEDINGS

** This NEW SHUTTLENWS REPORT is presented by badminton world champions YANG YANG (1987 and 1989) and ZHAO JIAN HUA (1991) and by YANG YANG BADMINTON PRODUCTS **

September 9, 1997 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Following are the seeds for the U.S. Open badminton championships taking place at the Orange County Badminton Club in the city of Orange in Southern California (seeds are listed showing their relative position in the draw; the number before the name indicates the seeding):

Men's Singles
1 - Dong Jiong (China)
9 - Alan Budi Kusuma (Indonesia)

5 - Peter Gade-Christensen (Denmark)
16 - Hwang Sun Ho (Korea)

3 - Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
13 - Jeroen van Dijk (Netherlands)

6 - Hermawan Susanto (Indonesia)
15 - Thomas Johansson (Sweden)

14 - Kevin Han (USA)
7 - Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark)

10 - Luo Yigang (China)
4 - Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia)

12 - Marleve Mainaky (Indonesia)
8 - Fung Permadi (Taipei)

11 - Chen Gang (China)
2 - Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Denmark)

Women's Singles
1 - Camilla Martin (Denmark)
8 - Kelly Morgan (Wales)

3 - Han Jingna (China)
6 - Anne Sondergard (Denmark)

5 - Mette Pedersen (Denmark)
4 - Marina Andrievskaya (Sweden)

7 - Denyse Julien (Canada)
2 - Dai Yun (China)

Men's Doubles
1 - Antonius Budi Ariantho/Denny Kantono (Indonesia)
8 - Ha Tae Kwon/Kim Dong Moon (Korea)

3 - Jim Laugessen/Thomas Stavngaard (Denmark)
6 - Simon Archer/Chris Hunt (England)

5 - Liu Yong/Zhang Wei (China)
3 - Peter Axelsson/Par-Gunnar Jonsson (Sweden)

7 - Victo Wibowo/Tony Gunawan (Indonesia)
2 - Jon Holst-Christensen/Michael Sogaard (Denmark)

Women's Doubles
1 - Qin Yiyuan/Tang Yongshu (China)
7 - Chung Jae Hee/Ra Kyung Min (Korea)

3 - Ann Jorgensen/Majken Vange (Denmark)
8 - Catrine Bengtsson/Marina Andrievskaya (Sweden)

6 - Sandra Watt/Elinor Allen Middlemiss (Scotland)
4 - Nicola Beck/Joanne Davies (England)

5 - Monique Hoogland/Erica van den Heuvel (Netherlands)
2 - Yoshiko Iwata/Haruko Matsuda (Japan)

Mixed Doubles
1 - Chris Hunt/Donna Kellogg (England)
6 - Iain Sydie/Denyse Julien (Canada)

4 - Michael Keck (Germany)/Erica van den Heuvel (Netherlands)
5 - Kim Dong Moon/Ra Kyung Min (Korea)

7 - Julian Robertson/Lorraine Cole (England)
3 - Bambang Suprianto/Rosalina Riseu (Indonesia)

8 - Ha Tae Kwon/Ching Jae Hee (Korea)
2 - Peter Axelsson/Catrine Bengtsson (Sweden)

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