Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-09-20

Taiwanese badminton player Chou Tien-chen advanced to the final eight of the men’s

singles at the 2018 China Open on Thursday.

Chou beat Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in a match that only lasted 27 minutes and ended 21-14, 21-11 in straight sets. Chou defeated the same opponent at the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games in August.

Meanwhile, the world’s number one player Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan was upset by unseeded Gao Fangjie of China in the women’s singles on Wednesday. Chou and the men’s doubles team Chen Hung-ling and Wang Chi-lin are the only Taiwanese still in competition.

The China Open offers prize money of US$1 million. The competition is one of the BWF World Tour Super 1,000 events.    [FULL  STORY]