Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/02
By: Sie Jing-wun and Ko Lin 

Taipei, Dec. 2 (CNA) Former New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) of Taiwan said after a training camp session in Taipei Saturday that he feels that coaching players is even tougher than learning how to pitch.

The 37-year-old right-hander, who helped train local players in a five-day pitching camp hosted in Taipei by the Florida Baseball Ranch (FBR), said a pitching coach must first be able to recognize the faults in each of his pitchers, and then come up with plans to help them improve.

“Coaching is tougher than pitching,” Wang said in response to his brief experience as an assistant coach.

Wang, who resides in the United States, said he is more used to being a player, and that coaching has been a new learning experience for him.    [FULL  STORY]

SILVER MEDAL: Fellow Taiwanese Hsu Shu-ching had to withdraw from the under-53kg competition after injuring her elbow, but she still claimed second place in the snatch

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 02, 2017
By: Staff writer, with CNA, ANAHEIM, California

Taiwanese world record holder and Olympic medalist Kuo Hsing-chun on Thursday won

two gold medals and a silver at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, California.

Competing in the women’s under-58kg weight class, the Taiwanese weightlifter of Amis descent did not quite match her form at the Universiade in August when she set the world record for the clean and jerk at 142kg, but then again she did not have to.

Kuo finished even with 2016 Olympic champion Sukanya Srisurat of Thailand in the snatch at 105kg, but ceded the gold to the Thai because of Sukanya’s lighter weight.

She then won gold in the clean and jerk with a lift of 135kg, topping her closest competitor by 9kg, to also capture the gold in the combined lift with a total of 240kg.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/30
By: Sie Jin-wun and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) Former New York Yankees ace pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民)

of Taiwan said Thursday that he still has high hopes of returning to the U.S. major league and has no plans to retire just yet.

Speaking to the press on Thursday, the 37-year-old righty, who has not played professionally for over a year, said he is just waiting for a chance to return to Major League Baseball (MLB).

“I spent all these years playing baseball, which is something I love and have been doing every day,” he said.

Wang said he is “kind of afraid” that if he chooses to retire now he will lose the main focus of his life.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 29, 2017
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Taiwan captain Liu Cheng goes for a layup on Monday during their International Basketball Federation World Cup preliminary match against hosts the Philippines in Quezon City.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association
Taiwan on Monday lost to hosts the Philippines 90-83 in Quezon City, their second straight defeat in Group B of the International Basketball Federation World Cup.

Captain Liu Cheng and center Quincy Davis, a naturalized Taiwanese citizen, led Taiwan’s offense to post a 12-2 lead out of the gate, and closed out the first quarter with a five-point advantage.

However, the home crowd came alive as the Philippines rallied in the second quarter, pushing ahead to lead by two at halftime.

In the second half, the Gilas Pilipinas extended their advantage with an onslaught by starters Jayson Castro William, Roger Pogoy and June Mar Fajardo.    [FULL STORY]

2017 Taiwan Open of Surfing Longboard Championship
Day 6 of Surf Open continues after Monday’s strong wind delay

By Renée Salmonsen,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2017/11/28 11:37
The 2017 Taiwan Open of Surfing is from November 23 to December 3. (Courtesy Unsplash)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Men’s Finals – Round 3 surf events resume this afternoon at the 2017 International Open of Surfing Championship, the apex event for competitive longboard surfing.

Strong winds cancelled Monday’s events.

This year’s longboard showcase is in Taichung’s Chin-tsun Harbor (金樽) from November 23 through December 3. There will be 36 Men’s and 18 Women’s events in total.

Want to be seaside but cannot make it? The competition’s official website is providing full coverage of the events, like this three and a half hour videoof the Men’s second round, and live coverage of today’s event.     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 29, 2017
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Taiwan on Monday lost to hosts the Philippines 90-83 in Quezon City, their second

straight defeat in Group B of the International Basketball Federation World Cup.

Captain Liu Cheng and center Quincy Davis, a naturalized Taiwanese citizen, led Taiwan’s offense to post a 12-2 lead out of the gate, and closed out the first quarter with a five-point advantage.

However, the home crowd came alive as the Philippines rallied in the second quarter, pushing ahead to lead by two at halftime.

In the second half, the Gilas Pilipinas extended their advantage with an onslaught by starters Jayson Castro William, Roger Pogoy and June Mar Fajardo.

Taiwan fought hard to stay close, but Davis and guard Chiang Yu-an fouled out late in the game, allowing the hosts to hand their 10,000 fans in attendance a seven-point victory.   [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/27
By: Hsieh Ching-wen and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Nov. 27 (CNA) Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (王建民) will open a five-day

pitching camp in Taipei on Tuesday that he hopes will give local baseball players an extra edge.

Wang, who still resides in the United States, said at a press conference on Monday held to introduce the Elite Pitching Camp that he wanted to help local pitchers.

The planned camp will be hosted by a five-member group from the Florida Baseball Ranch (FBR), led by ranch owner Randy Sullivan, at the invitation of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan.

Before his return to the major league as a relief pitcher with the Kansas City Royals in 2016, Wang himself received training at FBR.    [FULL  STORY]

It was her fourth title of the year on the Ladies Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan tour.

Taiwan News  
Date: 2017/11/27
By: Central News Agency

Taiwanese golfer Teresa Lu (盧曉晴) fired a two-under 70 on Sunday for a total of 15-under 273 to win the LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup in Japan, her fourth win this year.

Lu carded 68, 68 and 67 in the first three rounds, scoring two birdies in the final round Sunday, totaling 273 to finish four shots ahead of South Korean Lee Min-young and win 25 million Japanese yen (US$ 224,180) in prize money.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/27
By: Emerson Lim and Ko Lin

Manila, Nov. 27 (CNA) Taiwan’s basketball team was defeated by the Philippines in a

2019 Basketball World Cup qualifying match in Quezon City on Monday, its second loss in its qualifying Group B.

Despite a strong first quarter, Taiwan trailed by halftime and never was able to get back in the game, eventually losing 90-83.

Monday’s loss followed a 104-66 defeat against Australia in Taipei on Friday.

Taiwan’s next game in the group will be against Japan on Feb. 22, 2018.
[FULL  STORY]