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POLISH OPEN: RESULTS

April 6, 1998 (New Shuttlenws) - Following are the results of the semifinals and championship matches from the Polish Open badminton tournament held this past week at Spala (the Polish Open is a one-star event on the International Badminton Federation Grand Prix circuit):

Semifinals
Men's Singles -
Henrik Bengtsson (Sweden) beat Robert Nock (England) 15-4, 15-3
Daniel Ericsson (Sweden) beat Pontus Jantti (Finland) 15-10, 18-14
Women's Singles -
Irina Yakusheva (Russia) beat Katarzyna Krasowska (Poland) 11-7, 11-6
Elena Sukhareva (Russia) beat Tracy Hallam (England) 11-4, 11-4
Men's Doubles -
Nick Ponting/Ian Pearson (England) beat Sergio Llopis/Jose A. Crespo (Spain) 15-6, 15-6
Julian Robertson/Nathan Robertson (England) beat Jesper Mikla/Lars Paaske (Denmark) 15-10, 18-15
Women's Doubles -
Christina Sorensen/Jane Bramsen (Denmark) beat Nadezhda Cherviakova/Natalia Djachkova (Russia) 15-12, 15-9
Ann Lou Jorgensen/Tine Rasmussen (Denmark) beat Sara Sankey/Ella Miles (England) 17-18, 15-2, 18-17
Mixed Doubles -
Jesper Mikla/Ann Lou Jorgensen (Denmark) beat Neil Waterman/Joanne G. Wright (England) 10-15, 15-5, 15-1
Lars Paaske/Jane Bramsen (Denmark) beat Ian Pearson/Sarah Hardaker (England) 15-6, 15-4

Finals
Men's Singles - Daniel Ericcson (Sweden) beat Henrik Bengtsson (Sweden) 15-6, 15-7
Women's Singles - Elena Sukhareva (Russia) beat Irina Yakusheva (Russia) 11-3, 11-8
Men's Doubles - Julian Robertson/Nathan Robertson (England) beat Nick Ponting/ Ian Pearson (England) 2-15, 15-3, 15-3
Women's Doubles - Ann Lou Jorgensen/Tine Rasmussen (Denmark) beat Christina Sorensen/Jane Bramsen (Denmark) 15-5, 15-3
Mixed Doubles - Lars Paaske/Jane Bramsen (Denmark) beat Jesper Mikla/Ann Lou Jorgensen (Denmark) 17-16, 4-15, 15-11

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