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All-England: Women's Doubles - First Day Results

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March 11, 1999 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - Following are some unofficial results of yesterday's opening day women's doubles matches at the one hundredth All-England Open badminton championships being held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England:

Women's Doubles
First Round
Qin Yiyuan and Gao Ling (China) beat Jody Patrick and Cindy Arthur (Canada) 15-1, 15-5
Helene Kirkegaard and Pernille Harder (Denmark) beat Lesley Paine and Emma Timmins (England) 15-0, 15-3
Joanne Goode and Donna Kellogg (England) beat Lee Kyung Won and Yim Kyung Jin (Korea) 15-10, 15-4
Kanako Yonekura and Chihiro Ohsaka (Japan) beat Sandra Watt and Kirsteen McEwan (Scotland) 15-5, 17-14
Joanne Davies and Sarah Hardaker (England) beat Indarti Isolina and Carmelita (Indonesia) 15-5, 7-15, 15-9
Huang Sui and Lu Ying (China) beat Haruko Matsuda and Yoshiko Iwata (Japan) 15-8, 15-9
Mette Schjoldager and Ann-Lou Jorgensen (Denmark) beat Lim Pek Siah and Joanne Sway Ling Quay (Malaysia) 15-3, 15-1
Denyse Julien and Charmaine Reid (Canada) beat Sara Sankey and Ella Miles (England) 15-3, 15-4
Gail Emms and Joanne Wright (England) beat Christina Sorensen and Jane Bramsen (Denmark) 15-6, 15-10
Erica Van Den Heuvel and Lonneke Janssen (Netherland) beat Ge Fei and Gu Jun (China) by walkover
Etty Tantri and Cinthia Tuwankotta (Indonesia) beat Heidi Dossing and Wiebke Schrempf (Germany) 15-5, 15-2
Ann Jorgensen and Rikke Olsen (Denmark) beat Manjusha Kanwar and P.V.V. Lakshmi (India) 15-2, 15-3
Hiromi Yamada and Naomi Murakami (Japan) beat Natalie Munt and Karen Peatfield (England) 15-8, 15-8
Ra Kyung Min and Chung Jae Hee (Korea) beat Tanya Berg and Nadia Leduch (Denmark) 15-3, 15-3
Robbyn Hermitage and Milaine Cloutier (Canada) beat Maria Luise Mur and Agnese Allegrini (Italy) 15-5, 15-4
Lee Hyo Jung and Lee Soon Deuk (Korea) beat Tracy Hallam and Lorraine Cole (England) 13-15, 15-8, 15-4

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