The China Post
Date: October 29, 2017
By: Huang Tzu-Chiang and Ko Lin

SINGAPORE (CNA) – Taiwanese tennis player Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然) and

Martina Hingis of Switzerland were knocked out in the women’s doubles semifinals at the BNP Paribas Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals in Singapore Saturday.

Top-seeded Chan and Hingis were defeated 4-6, 6(5)-7 by Timea Babos of Hungary and Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic.

“Overall, we did pretty well today,” Chan said after the tournament, commending Babos and Hlavackova for their strong performance.

Their aggressive net play gave us a lot of pressure, Chan added.

The defeat halted the pair’s 19th consecutive match victory since the Wuhan and Beijing tournaments in September and early October, in which they won both titles.    [FULL  STORY]

THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS:Despite a disappointing end to their partnership, Martina Hingis said she would still support Chan Yung-jan, offering to act as her hitting girl

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 29, 2017
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with Reuters, SINGAPORE

Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis yesterday crashed out of the semi-

finals of the WTA Finals in Singapore, a defeat that brought the Swiss star’s long career to an end.

The top seeds fell to a 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) defeat to third seeds Timea Babos of Hungary and Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic in one hour, 43 minutes.

The third seeds saved four of five break points and converted two of four, winning 72 of the 141 points contested to advance to today’s final.

“It’s disappointing to finish a tournament like this,” Hingis told the WTA Web site at the post-match news conference. “I’m sure we both wished for a better ending and, you know, like winning the trophy. They were just too good today.”
[FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 25, 2017
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Speculation swirled yesterday regarding the fate of Uni-President Lions manager

Huang Kan-lin after his side was eliminated from the CPBL playoffs by Brothers Baseball Club, who notched a 11-7 victory in Taichung on Monday.

Huang could be axed, according to media reports, when club executives meet this week to discuss personnel changes, with three foreign coaches arriving to supervise the team’s autumn training program.

Lions fans blamed Huang and the side’s out-of-form pitchers for the unexpected 3-1 series defeat.

The Lions were expected to win the series, as Brothers Baseball Club are mired in disciplinary problems and allegations of sexual impropriety resulting in the benching of five veteran stars in favor of rookies, but the youthful Brothers lineup pounded the more experienced Lions to grab a 2-1 series lead over the weekend.    [FULL  STORY]

Yang broke’s Chen’s winning streak in 400m Finals.

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/10/23
By: Mabel Neo, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—  Yang Lung-Hsiang(楊隆翔), representing Taoyuan City, broke Chen Chieh’s(陳傑) winning streak in the Men’s 400m in the National Games held in Yilan CIty this week.

He clocked in his new personal best of 46.58 seconds. This is his second time in this year in which he broke his personal record of 46.89 seconds which was set in the National High School Athletic Games two years ago.

It has always been Chen taking the gold medal for the previous biannual National Games. Chen has also clocked his personal best timing of 46.35 seconds in the National Games held in 2015.

Yang participated in the 2017 Summer Universiade, in both the 400m and 1600m relay. He failed to proceed on to the semi-finals for the individual event. Also, the 1600m relay team was disqualified as Yang stepped on the line at the relay changeover zone.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/23
By: Tsai Chia-min and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Oct. 23 (CNA) Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然) climbed to the top spot in the

latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings for women’s doubles released Monday, sharing world No. 1 honors with playing partner Martina Hingis of Switzerland.

The 28-year-old Chan was second in the rankings last week, but moved into a tie for the top spot with the 37-year-old Hingis at 9,970 points after the Swiss veteran lost 360 ranking points from October 2016 that she did not defend this year, according to WTA rankings data.

Two days earlier, the duo of Chan and Hingis were named the 2017 Doubles Team of the Year by the WTA after they won their ninth women’s doubles title of the year at the China Open in Beijing on Oct. 8.    [FULL  STORY]

South Korean golfer Ji Eun-hee carded a seven-under par on the fourth round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Sunday, winning the tournament with a total 17-under 271 for the four-day event with cash prizes totaling US$2.2 million.

Taiwan News  
Date: 2017/10/23
By:  Central News Agency

South Korean golfer Ji Eun-hee carded a seven-under par on the fourth round of the

Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Sunday, winning the tournament with a total 17-under 271 for the four-day event with cash prizes totaling US$2.2 million.

This was the 31-year-old golfer’s first LPGA tournament victory in eight years.

“I’m so happy and excited because I haven’t won for the past eight years,” said Ji. “I have waited for this moment for so long.”

New Zealand player Lydia Ko finished second with an 11-under 277.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/22
By: Huang Tzu-chiang and Elizabeth Hsu

Singapore, Oct. 22 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Lee Ya-hsin (李亞芯) lost to

Australian Megan Smith 5-7, 6-1, 5-10 in the U16-category finals of the WTA Future Stars tournament in Singapore on Sunday.

The 16-year-old said she was too nervous in the third set and that caused her to lose focus.

However, Lee’s coach Wu Pei-ling (吳佩凌) praised her for having played well during the tournament. Although Lee failed to win the event, she learned invaluable lessons by competing with quality players from around the world, Wu said.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/21
By: Oscar Wu and Frances Huang

Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan (詹詠然) and Martina Hingis of

Switzerland have been named the 2017 Doubles Team of the Year by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), after the pair won their ninth women’s doubles title this year earlier this month.

It was the first time for a Taiwanese tennis player to earn such an honor from the WTA.

The nine women’s doubles titles won by Chan and Hingis included a Grand Slam at the U.S. Open in September. It was the first Grand Slam for Chan, who had said she had dreamed of winning a Grand Slam title since she was a child.

Earlier this month, the pair took their ninth women’s doubles title of the year with a relatively comfortable victory in the finals at the China Open.    [FULL  STORY]