DANISH OPEN: POUL-ERIK, CAMILLA PICKED TO WIN

** 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 **

October 15, 1997 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen and Camilla Martin have been picked as the probable winners of the singles events at the 4-star Danish Open badminton championships being held this week. Hoyer, the Olympic gold medalist, is the top seed in the men's singles event, while Martin, the champion of the recent U.S. and German Open tournaments, is the number one player in the women's singles event. Both athletes are from the host country Denmark.

The top seeds in the other three events are also from Denmark. In the men's doubles, Jon Holst-Christensen and Michael Sogaard are the number one picks. Helene Kirkegaard and Rikke Olsen are their counterparts in the women's doubles, while Jens Eriksen and Marlene Thomsen are the top entries in the mixed doubles.

The full list of seeds:

Men's Singles
1. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Denmark)
2. Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
3. Dong Jiong (China)
4. Peter Gade Christensen (Denmark)
5. Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark)
6. Fung Permadi (Taipei)
7. Thomas Johansson (Sweden)
8. Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark)
9. Wong Choon Hann (Malaysia)
10. Rikard Magnusson (Sweden)
11. Thomas Sogaard (Denmark)
12. Darren Hall (England)
13. Henrik Bengtsson (Sweden)
14. Soren B. Nielsen (Denmark)
15. Pullela Gopichand (India)
16. Martin Lundgaard Hansen (Denmark)

Women's Singles
1. Camilla Martin (Denmark)
2. Yasuko Mizui (Japan)
3. Marina Andrievskaya (Sweden)
4. Mette Pedersen (Denmark)
5. Judith Meulendijks (Netherlands)
6. Anne Sondergaard (Denmark)
7. Mette Sorensen (Denmark)
8. Denyse Julien (Canada)

Men's Doubles
1. Jon Holst-Christensen/Michael Sogaard (Denmark)
2. Jim Laugesen/Thomas Stavngaard (Denmark)
3. Chris Hunt/Simon Archer (England)
4. Jens Eriksen/Jesper Larsen (Denmark)
5. Nick Ponting/John Quinn (England)
6. Michel Helber/Bjorn Siegemund (Germany)
7. Peter Blackburn/ David Bamford (Australia)
8. Shinji Ohta/Takuya Takehana (Japan)

Women's Doubles
1. Helene Kirkegaard/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
2. Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
3. Haruko Matsuda/Yoshiko Iwata (Japan)
4. Monique Hoogland/Erica van den Heuvel (Netherlands)
5. Ann Jorgensen/Majken Vange (Denmark)
6. Nicola Beck/Joanne Davies (England)
7. Nicole van Hooren/Brenda Conijn (Netherlands)
8. Emma Chaffin/Sarah Hardaker (England)

Mixed Doubles
1. Jens Eriksen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
2. Michael Sogaard/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
3. Michael Keck (Germany)/Erica van den Heuvel (Netherlands)
4. Peter Blackburn/Rhonda Cator (Australia)
5. Quinten van Dalm/Nicole van Hooren (Netherlands)
6. Jonas Rasmussen/Ann-Lou Jorgensen (Denmark)
7. Julian Robertson/Lorraine Cole (England)
8. Murray Hocking/Lisa Campbell (Australia)

(dsimmons)