BACK TO WINNING WAYS:The victory in the final in Budapest was Hsieh’s 18th career doubles title and the first since her French Open triumph with Peng Shuai

Taipei Times
Date: Feb 27, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei claimed her 18th career WT Tour doubles title and her first since 2014 at the

Hungarian Ladies Open in Budapest yesterday.

Fourth seeds Hsieh and Oksana Kalashnikova defeated Arina Rodionova of Australia and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 in 1 hour, 21 minutes.

The Taiwanese-Georgian duo saved six of 10 break points and converted five of 10, winning 66 of the 124 points contested to claim their first title as a doubles pairing.

It was Hsieh’s first title since winning the French Open with Peng Shuai of China in 2014, the second Grand Slam doubles title of her career after the duo won Wimbledon the previous year.

It was Kalashnikova’s fourth career title and her first since claiming the crown in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, with Yaroslava Shvedova last year.
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BACK TO WINNING WAYS:The victory in the final in Budapest was Hsieh’s 18th career doubles title and the first since her French Open triumph with Peng Shuai

Taipei Times
Date: Feb 27, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei claimed her 18th career WT Tour doubles title and her first since

2014 at the Hungarian Ladies Open in Budapest yesterday.

Fourth seeds Hsieh and Oksana Kalashnikova defeated Arina Rodionova of Australia and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 in 1 hour, 21 minutes.

The Taiwanese-Georgian duo saved six of 10 break points and converted five of 10, winning 66 of the 124 points contested to claim their first title as a doubles pairing.

It was Hsieh’s first title since winning the French Open with Peng Shuai of China in 2014, the second Grand Slam doubles title of her career after the duo won Wimbledon the previous year.
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Taipei Times
Date: Feb 26, 2017
By: AP, CHONBURI, Thailand

Amy Yang of South Korea fired a 67 in round two and was 17-under overall when

darkness stopped play at the LPGA Thailand yesterday, while Taiwan’s Yani Tseng went seven-under in her completed round three to move into the top 10 at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course.

Yang held four-shot lead with five holes left in her third round, with 10 groups yet to complete the round after rain interrupted the second day.
“My shot was good. You know, I’m hitting good all week,” Yang said. “Tomorrow [today] again I’ll, you know, finish third round. I’ll try to do just one shot at time, hole-by-hole.”

Ryu So-yeon posted a four-under round of 68 to move into second at 13-under. In third were Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Kim Sei-young.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Feb 26, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP, MIAMI

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun and Leander Paes of India stunned top seeds Bob and Mike

Bryan to advance to the semi-finals of the doubles at the Delray Beach Open in Florida on Friday.

ATP Tour veterans Lu and Paes, 33 and 43 respectively, completed a 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 10-7 victory in 1 hour, 32 minutes.

The Taiwanese-Indian duo saved seven of nine break points and failed to convert any of the five they created, but it was enough as they edged the first-set tiebreak and the super tiebreak to set up a semi-final against third seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi, who advanced on Thursday.

In the singles, former US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro beat defending champ Sam Querrey in straight sets to reach his second straight semi-final.  [FULL  STORY]

MICROCOSM:Manager Hsu Chih-tsao said the loss epitomized how the season had gone: strong starts, missed opportunities and winding up on the losing side

Taipei Times
Date: Feb 26, 2017
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

Bank of Taiwan were eliminated from SBL post-season contention after a one-point loss

to Kinmen Kaoliang at the Banciao Stadium in New Taipei City last night.

The Bankers’ big Canadian center Liam McMorrow put up an attempted buzzer-beater when trailing by one at the end of the game, but his field goal careened around the rim and fell outside of the basket, leaving his side down 92-91.

Both teams fought a close battle most of the way, with the score level at 42-42 at halftime.

It was the last match for the Bankers, who finished with seven wins and 22 losses for the season, last among the seven teams.
The playoffs are to start next month without them.1

US starting forward Eugene Phelps of Kinmen Kaoliang led the way with a double-double performance, netting 25 points to go along with 14 rebounds.

With the victory, the Kinmen club will end the regular season in sixth place, despite having a game to play.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Timnes
Date: Feb 24, 2017
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter

The Taiwanese baseball team arrived in Kobe, Japan, yesterday afternoon after the team

indicated who their starting pitchers might be for their first two games at the World Baseball Classic (WBC), with their pool games to be played at the Gocheok Sky Dome in South Korea next month.

Manager Kuo Tai-yuan conferred with coaches and outlined a plan to start pitchers at the tournament who play for Japanese clubs: lefty Chen Kuan-yu, who plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines, and righty Kuo Chun-lin, who is with the Saitama Seibu Lions in the Nippon Professional Baseball league.

Taiwan face stern tests against Israel on March 7 and the Netherlands the following day in Pool A. They need least one win to have any realistic chance of advancing to the next round.
Kuo said he knows it will be tough going, as both opponents are packed with Major League Baseball players.

The decisive contest could be their March 9 game at the Seoul stadium against South Korea, with the hosts tough to beat at major tournaments anywhere, let alone in front of their home crowd.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Feb 25, 2017
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AP, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

Hsieh Su-wei advanced to the doubles final at the Hungarian Ladies Open yesterday,

while fellow Taiwanese Chan Hao-ching upstaged elder sister Chan Yung-jan on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the doubles at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

In Budapest, fourth seeds Hsieh and Oksana Kalashnikova took just 60 minutes to see off the challenge of Serbian duo Aleksandra Krunic and Nina Stojanovic 6-2, 6-2.

The Taiwanese-Georgian pairing saved five of seven break points and converted six of 14 to dance to a final against either top seeds Timea Babos and Lucie Safarova or Arina Rodionova and Galina Voskoboeva, who are due to play their semi-final today.

In the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, fifth seeds Chan Hao-ching and Yaroslava Shvedova stunned French top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 3-6, 10-3 in 1 hour, 26 minutes.    [FULL  STORY]