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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 16, 1987.

BADMINTON SEMI-FINALS TO-DAY

THE MIXED DOUBLES

CHAMPIONSHIP

HUI AND MISS U. KHOO FAVOURED

H.K.'S BEST ON VIEW

(By "ADREM")

SOME very entertaining badminton should be witnessed at King's College this evening, when the Semi-Finals of the Mixed Doubles Champion- ship of the Colony will be decided.

THE BIG GAME OF THE EVENING WILL BE THE EN- MISS U. KHOO, AND COUNTER BETWEEN P. K. HUI AND L.A. CARVALHO AND MISS C. SILVA. WHEN THE FORMER PAIR, WHO PLAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY, PLAYED AGAINST

RUMJAHN FULLY EXTENDED

Luk's Remarkable Performance

INTERESTING OPEN DOUBLES ENCOUNTER

Good Recreio Pair On View

NG KAM-CHUEN SHOULD WIN

Three singles and one doubles matches are down for decision this afternoon, in the Colony Open on the Tennis Championships Hong Kong C. C. courts.

The best game should be seen in the doubles between A. V. Gosano

VETERANS STAGE and A. V. Remedios, and F. H.

COMEBACK.

Kwok and S. W. Liang The lat ter pair, play a steadier brand of tennis and should just manage to win

H. Owen Hughes is meeting Ng

(By “ADREM”) Ng Sze-Kwong, one-time cham- RECREIO "A" THE MIXED DOUBLES CHAMPIONS, A SHORT pion of the Colony, who has been Kam-chuen in the singles, and can WHILE AGO, THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR WINNING THE out of competitive tennis for ONLY THREE GAMES THAT THE UNDERGRADUATES OB- some time, made a remarkable hardly expect to win against an TAINED.

AS A RESULT, THEY ARE BOUND TO START FIRM come-back in partnership with opponent who combines powerful Hon Luen-fung in the Open 5round-strokes with excellent vol-

leying. FAVOURITES THIS EVENING.

Doubles Championship of the Co-

A fine struggle should be wit An analysis of these pairs is rather difficult. Carvalho, in the Men's League, has been about the most consistent Recreio player, lony at the Hong Kong C.C. yes nessed between Chan Kam-hung but I understand that he is not as keen on the mixed game. He is terday in fine, but sultry wea-

ther. Ng showed that he has re- er, very fast in covering the court, serves well and smashes with great tained much of his old mastery power, but he has not the subtleties of Hui, who is an amazingly and ably supported by his part-game, should win. difficult man to beat in any type of game.

ner, also in the veteran stage, they beat H. T. Bee and H. Y. Hsu in straight sets.

RECREIO "B" BADMINTON WIN OVER VARSITY

Barros And Xavier -In Limelight

V.R.C. IN WINNING VEIN

Recreio "B" defeated University "B" by 6 games to 3, a larger mar- gin than anticipated, in the “A” Division of the Men's Doubles Bad- minton League last evening.

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and Li Kwan-hung which the form- who plays a good all-court

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME

Open Singles

Mx Nai-kwong F. V. Harrison H. Owen-Hughes Ng Kam-chren Li Kwan-hang *** Chan Kam-hung

Open Doubles F. FL. Kwok and S. W. Liang v A. V.

Gosano and A. V. Remedios.

Miss Silva is a slightly better player than Miss Khoo. She has had a great deal of experience

It was a real pleasure to watch and never loses her head. In addition, she has a very reliable Ng. He never appeared in any hurry and exploited a sound service, which will be a most chopped forehand when receiving necessary asset against a player service, which invariably had his

Club Handicap Singles - like Hui, who has a distinct

C. C. Stark (436) v G. Polglase partiality for anything a few opponents in difficulties.

courteraft was an education. He

(-1.6). never played a thoughtless stroke

Club Handicap Doubles and varied his pace very cleverly F. F. Nigel and B. M. M. King (+-4.6) Hon Luen-fung was a very revE. M. Bryden and D. S. Robb (+15). liable partner while Bee and Hsu Club Mixed Doubles were much too impetuous, both making numerous errors.

inches over the net.

Fis

W. Wooding and Miss Ward v J. C. pool and Miss Allen.

R. L. D. Wodehouse and Mrs. Wode- house J. FL. Smalley and Miss

It is in this department that Miss Silva should have an edge over her opposite number. Miss Khoo, the last time I saw her play, was in- clined to be weak in this respect, and unless she has improved con-

· RUMJAHN EXTENDED siderably, she will not score very

H. D. Ramjahn, last year's run-Smalley. -loften on her own service.

ner-up in the singles, as expected VARSITY PAIR FAVOURED The University players should won his game, but had quite agle. The standard of tennis was I am not suggest fairly good, both ladies being re- enter the final, but I should not be fight to do so. H. A. Barros and A E Xavier surprised in the slightest degree if ing that he was ever in any dan

ger of defeat, but in the second recoveries. The winners won the first set after a great struggle and appeared good for a straight sets' victory when they levelled the score after trailing 2-4. Read and eer Miss Armstrong were not to be de

both nied, however, and won the next

combined excellently to win their it does not take them three sets. three games from the Undergra- duates.

L. A. CARVALHO DOWN WITH MALARIA

a

If

liable and making some excellent

fight hard for the second, when the opposition saved at least half 器 dozen set points.

I do not think that S. A. Gray set he was forced to pull out every and Miss Alison Mackenzie will thing he knew to prevent his op In the "B" Division, St. Andrew's have much of a chance against M. ponent drawing level. Luk gave "B" proved too weak for the Vic-A Oliveira and Miss Mylthie Silva, remarkably plucky display and was

Apart from the question of com- continually on the attack. He mbination-the latter pair have play-ploited excellent driving on

ed together for years-Gray is not hands and kept his opponent num-two games, although they had to ning from side to side with well the player that Oliveira is.

The latter has earned for him- placed shots into the corners. self, in recent games, the reputa- he had shown more aptitude on the tion of being a shaky starter and forecourt, he might have been res- without doubt, he is inclined to ponsible for the biggest upset of nervousness in the early stages, the year. but for that matter; Gray also As it happened, he was loathe to promise and was the better of the two ladies. She has a relia- takes some time to settle down, follow up his driving with the re- Oliveira is a strong finisher and sult that he almost invariably ble service, hits the ball very hard this will probably weigh the balance broke down in the sustained driv-on the forehand, and is not afraid

of a volley. in favour of the Portuguese pairing bouts, in which Rumjahn was

BETTER IN LEAGUE

mostly kept on the defensive.

POWERFUL SERVICE

Varsity Concede Walk-Over In Mixed-Doubles League

L. A. Carvalho, who is sche- duled to play to-night in the Mixed Doubles Championship, Semi-Final Round, is down with malaria and unless the may have to scratch game is postponed.

University have conceded a walk-over to Recreio "B" in the Mixed Doubles Badminton League, as they cannot field a team for next Friday evening's match.

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There is not a great deal choose between the two. ladies. Rumjahn played very well- Miss Silva nas probably shown up deed. He served with power and better in the League, but better precision and was reliable off the partners have had a great deal to ground, He never seemed parti- cularly anxious to take the net, however, and seemed quite content to wait for his opponent's mistakes

do with this,

toria Recreation Club, who beat Miss Mackenzie has rather a ten them by 6 games to 3 on the main-dency to lose her head in the face of

land

RECREIO "B" BEAT VARSITY. At King's Park last night, Recreio "B" beat the University by 6 games to 3:

H. A. Barros and A. E

(Recreio “E”)

best D. Kwok and S. C. Taî

a smash, but has some adroit touches at the net.

MIXED DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL (King's College, 8.30 pm): PK Hui and Miss U. Khoo v L. A Carvalho and Miss C. Silva-

M. A Oliveira and Miss M. Silva 21-8 S. A. Gray and Miss A. Mackenzie.

Beat S. K Hni and C. K. Lee. 21519 best T. F. Yong and C. Gob

N. A Beltran and E. A. E. Alres

(Recreio "B") beat Kwok and Tai

to Hui-and-Bes

ong and

Noronha and

(Recreio

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In the other open games, Craw- ford easily beat his clubmate, G. C. Burrett while Capt. Coppinger, a newcomer to local tennis, swamped S. S. Chin, only conceding one v game in two sets.

The final stanza played in semni

darkness, was wen fairly easily. Miss Armstrongs showed distinct

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Open Singles

A. Crawford beat G. C. Barnett 6-0 6-2

61.

Caut Coppinger beat S. S. Chin 60

HD. Rumjahn beat Lak Chan- cheung 6-1, 7–5.-

Open Doubles Ng Sze-Kirong and Hoa Luen-fung best HL Bee and H. Y. Hsu 6–

Club Championship Singles- B. O'M. Deane received a /o F. A. Redmond

Club Handicap Singles -Thomson (-16). |King (13.6) 7-5, 6- BAK Mackenzie (116)

Valentine (+16) 6—1, 7—5.

ACL Bowker

MARATHON STRUGGLE The first match in the Club Mix irated Doubles was ed of yester

day and resulted V- Harrison 2nd over A. S. Read Istrong

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a win for E. liss Dodwell and Miss marathon

Monaghan (46) 3–6, 6–1

V

* Club Mixed Doubles

son and Miss Dodwell

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