BADMINTON

World championship

ANAHEIM, California: Results from the badminton world championships on Tuesday (x denotes seed):

Men's singles' 1st rd

Bao Chunlai (CHN) bt Bobby Milroy (CAN) 15-1, 15-6; Lee Chong Wei (MAS x5) bt Jan Frohlich (CZE) 15-10, 15-0; Taufik Hidayat (INA x6) bt Rodrigo Pacheco (PER) 15-7, 15-3; Liao Sheng-Shiun (TPE) bt Miha Sepec (SLO) 15-9, 15-7; Wong Choong Hann (MAS) bt Geoffrey Bellingham (NZL) 15-1, 15-5; Juergen Koch (AUT) bt Scott Evans (IRL) 15-12, 15-7; Shon Seung-mo (KOR) bt Marc Lai (USA) 15-0, 15-3; Bjoern Joppien (GER) bt Kestutis Navickas (LTU) 15-9, 15-12; Kendrick Lee Yen-Hui (SIN) bt Erwin Kehlhoffner (FRA) 15-3, 15-4; Aamir Ghaffar (ENG) bt Erick Anguiano (GUA) 15-6, 15-0; Hugi Heimersson (SWE) bt Carlos Longo (ESP) 15-8, 15-5; Martyn Lewis (WAL) bt Chris Dednam (RSA) 6-15, 15-2, 15-13; Agus Hariyanto (HKG) bt Yuichi Ikeda (JPN) 15-2, 15-5; Boonsak Ponsana (THA) bt Arvind Bhat (IND) 15-6, 15-9; Eric Pang (NED) bt Shai Geffen (ISR) 15-9, 15-2

Women's singles' 1st rd

Juliane Schenk (GER) bt Zhou Mi (CHN x8) 11-2, 11-9; Mia Audina Tjiptawan (NED) bt Helen Reino (EST) 11-0, 11-1; Cheng Shao-Chieh (TPE) bt Anna Larchenko (SUI) 11-3, 11-13, 11-4; Larisa Griga (UKR) bt Anu Nieminen (FIN) 11-4, 11-5; Maja Kersnik (SLO) bt Lucia Tavera (ESP) 11-6, 11-5; Wong Mew Choo (MAS) bt Xing Aiying (SIN x15) 11-8, 11-8; Shannon Pohl (USA) bt Michelle Edwards (RSA) 9-11, 13-10, 11-5; Rebecca Bellingham (NZL) bt Ragna Ingolfsdottir (ISL) 13-11, 11-4; Anna Rice (CAN) bt Claudia Rivero (PER) 11-0, 11-3; Agnese Allegrini (ITA) bt Tatiana Vattier (FRA) 4-11, 11-3, 11-1; Aparna Popat (IND) bt Petya Nedeltcheva (BUL) 11-6, 11-9; Eriko Hirose (JPN) bt Lili Zhou (USA) 11-5, 11-9; Sara Persson (SWE) bt Jeanine Cicognini (SUI) 11-5, 11-4

Men's doubles' 1st rd

Hwang Ji-man/Han Sang-hoon (KOR) bt Khan Bob Malaythong/Raju Rai (USA) 15-7, 15-8; Andrej Pohar/Miha Sepec (SLO) bt Jamie Neill/Keith Turnbull (SCO) 15-13, 10-15, 15-0; Liu Kwok Wa/Albertus Susanto Njoto (HKG) bt Paul Trueman/Ian Palethorpe (ENG) 15-6, 15-4; Toru Matsumoto/Keishi Kawaguchi (JPN) bt Michael Andrey/Christian Boesiger (SUI) 15-9, 15-6; Chan Chong Ming/Koo Kien Keat (MAS) bt Francisco Ugaz/Juan Jose Espinosa (PER) 15-1, 15-1; Tsai Chia-Hsin/Hu Chung-Shyan (TPE) bt Mir Tahir Ishaq/Ahmed Waqas (PAK) walkover; Mohammad Fairuzizuan Tazari/Lin Woon Fui (MAS) bt Simon Archer/Anthony Clark (ENG) 15-7, 5-15, 15-12; Flandi Limpele/Eng Hian (INA) bt Anil Seepaul/Kerwyn Pantin (TRI) 15-2, 15-3 Geoffrey R Bellingham/Craig Cooper (NZL) bt Shoji Sato/Sho Sasaki (JPN) 15-11, 15-1; Kristof Hopp/Ingo Kindervater (GER) bt Mike Beres/William Milroy (CAN) 13-15, 15-11, 17-14; Sudket Prapakamol/Patapol Ngernsrisuk (THA) bt Erwin Kehlhoffner/Thomas Quere (FRA) 10-15, 15-3, 15-8;

Women's doubles' 2nd rd

Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (CHN x1) bt Diana Dimova/Linda Zechiri (BUL) 15-0, 15-2; Gao Ling/Huang Sui (CHN x2) bt Cristina Aicardi/Claudia Rivero (PER) 15-0, 15-0; Lee Kyung-won/Lee Hyo-jung (KOR x4) bt Agnese Allegrini/Hui Ding (ITA) 15-3, 15-5; Liza Parker/Suzanne Rayappan (ENG x16) bt Eva Lee/Mesinee Mangkalakiri (USA) 15-1, 15-6; Gail Emms/Donna Kellogg (ENG) bt Duang-Anong Arunkesorn/Kulchala Worawichitchaikul (THA) 15-3, 15-7; Nina Vislova/Valeri Sorokina (RUS) bt Charmaine Reid/Helen Nichol (CAN) 15-3, 6-15, 15-11; Zhang Dan/Zhang Yawen (CHN) bt Sock Ai Ooi/Hing Yau Mooi (SIN) 15-4, 15-6; Saralee Thungthongkam/Sathinee Chankrachangwong (THA) bt Chou Chia-Chi /Ku Pei-Ting (TPE) 15-2, 15-8; Chien Yu-Chin/Cheng Wen-Hsing (TPE) bt Li Wing-Mui/Louisa Koon Wai-chee (HKG) 15-8, 13-15 15-5; Lim Pek Siah/Chor Hooi Yee (MAS) bt Ella Tripp/Joanne Wright (ENG) 15-12, 3-15, 15-6; Wei Yili/Zhao Tingting (CHN) bt Cheng Shao-Chieh/Cheng Hsiao-Yun (TPE) 15-1, 15-4; Kamila Augustyn/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk (POL) bt Lena Frier Kristiansen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) 15-8, 12-15, 15-12; Jiang Yan-mei/Li Yujia (SIN) bt Aki Akao/Tomomi Matsuda (JPN) 17-15, 15-11; Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui (MAS) bt Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (JPN) 12-15, 15-6, 15-9; Tracey Hallam/Natalie Munt (ENG) bt Rebecca Bellingham/Rachel Hindley (NZL) 15-5, 15-6; Helle Nielsen/Pernille Harder (DEN) bt Johanna Persson/Elin Bergblom (SWE) 17-14, 15-10

Mixed doubles' 1st rd

Wouter Claes/Nathalie Descamps (BEL) bt Thomas Quere/Elodie Eymard (FRA) 15-7 15-8; Koo Kien Keat/Wong Pei (MAS) bt Kristian Roebuck/Liza Parker (ENG) 15-4, 15-5; Shintaro Ikeda/Satoko Suetsuna (JPN) bt Jose Antonio Crespo/Yoana Martinez (ESP) walkover; Jurgen Wouters/Paulien Van Dooremalen (NED) bt Gasper Plestenjak/Maja Kersnik (SLO) 17-16, 15-7; Frederik Bergstrom/Johanna Persson (SWE) bt Yong Dae Lee/Jung Eun Ha (KOR) 4-15, 15-8, 15-6; Andrew Bowman/Kirsteen Mcewan-Miller (SCO) bt Brian Smyth/Caitriona Farrell (IRL) 15-3, 15-2; Jiri Provaznik/Marketa Koudelkova (CZE) bt Carlos Longo/Laura Molina (ESP) walkover; Robert Mateusiak/Nadiezda Kostiuczyk (POL) bt Howard Bach/Cindy Shi (USA) 15-13, 15-6; Tsai Chia-Hsin/Cheng Wen-Hsing (TPE) bt Marc Lai/Melinda Keszthelyi (USA) 15-4, 15-1; Hendry Kurniawan Saputra/Li Yujia (SIN) bt Peter Steffensen/Lena Frier Kristiansen (DEN) 15-11, 15-10; Hiroshi Shimizu/Miyuki Tai bt William Milroy/Tammy Sun (CAN) 15-3, 15-8; Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) bt Liu Kwok-wa/Louisa Koon Wai-chee (HKG) 15-11, 15-10; Khan Bob Malaythong/Mesinee Mangkalakiri (USA) bt Craig Cooper/Lianne Shirley (NZL) 15-6, 15-8

BASEBALL

NEW YORK: Results from the MLB matches on Monday (home team in CAPS)

Washington 6 PHILADELPHIA 3

NY Yankees 5 TAMPA BAY 2

DETROIT 7 Boston 6

San Francisco 7 CINCINNATI 3

HOUSTON 12 Chicago Cubs 4

Minnesota 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2

COLORADO 11 Milwaukee 2

SEATTLE 11 Kansas City 3

Baltimore 6 OAKLAND 2

LA ANGELS 5 Toronto 4 (11 innings)

TENNIS

Cincinnati Masters

CINCINNATI, Ohio: Results from the second day of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday: 1st rd: Robby Ginepri (USA) bt Mariano Puerta (ARG x10) 7-6 (7/2), 6-1; Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) bt Thomas Johansson (SWE x13) 6-1, 7-5; David Ferrer (ESP) bt Wesley Moodie (RSA) 6-2, 6-1; Lleyton Hewitt (AUS x3) bt Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-3, 6-4; Marat Safin (RUS x4) bt Jan Hernych (CZE) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4; Nikolay Davydenko (RUS x6) bt Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) 7-6 (7/4), 7-5; Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) bt Tommy Haas (GER) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; Robin Soderling (SWE) bt Max Mirnyi (BLR) 6-2, 6-4; Greg Rusedski (GBR) bt Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt Rafael Nadal (SPA x2) 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 7-6 (7/3); Tommy Robredo (SPA) bt Gaston Gaudio (ARG x8) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; Jose Acasuso (ARG) bt Younes El Aynaoui (MOR) 6-3, 6-2; Andy Murray (GBR) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/1); Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Vince Spadea (USA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; Carlos Moya (SPA) bt Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-4, 6-4.

WTA Toronto

TORONTO: Results from the US$1.3 million WTA event on Tuesday:

2nd rd

Amelie Mauresmo (FRA x2) bt Dally Randriantefy (MAD) 6-2, 6-3; Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x3) bt Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4; Serena Williams (USA x5) bt Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

1st rd

Nathalie Dechy (FRA x10) bt Fabiola Zuluaga (COL) 6-2, 6-4; Ana Ivanovic (SEM x12) bt Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 6-2, 7-6 (7/3); Virginie Razzano (FRA) bt Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Zheng Jie (CHN) bt Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG) 6-3, 6-4; Li Na (CHN) bt Jelena Jankovic (SEM) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; Dinara Safina (RUS) bt Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 6-1, 6-2; Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Conchita Martinez (ESP) bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) 6-1, 6-7 (1/7), 7-5; Mariana Diaz-Oliva (ARG) bt Evgenia Linetskaya (RUS) 3-0 ret; Rika Fujiwara (JPN) bt Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 6-0, 6-3; Alina Jidkova (RUS) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)) 6-4, 4-6, 4-4, ret; Flavia Pennetta (ITA) bt Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) 6-4, 7-5; Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) bt Shenay Perry (USA) 6-3, 6-2; Antonella Serra Zanetti (ITA) bt Stephanie Dubois (CAN) 6-3, 6-2.

(China Daily 08/18/2005 page15)