Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/20
By: Yu Hsiang-kai and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, July 20 (CNA) Taiwan beat South Korea 3-2 in the finals of the Little League Baseball (LLB) Asia-Pacific Tournament in China on Monday, winning a place in the LLB World Series in the United States.

The Taiwanese team from Tung Yuan Elementary School in Taipei was neck to neck with the South Koreans for most of the game and fell one point behind until the bottom of the sixth inning, when it scored two runs to take the lead.

The Taipei team maintained the lead until the end of the game, securing a berth in the LLB world series, which will be held Aug. 20-30 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.     [FULL STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/07/19
By: Lee Chin-wei and Jay Chen

Taipei, July 19 (CNA) Despite strong support from a home crowd, Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen

(周天成) was unable to complete a stunning run of upsets this week when he lost to world No. 1 Chen Long (諶龍）of China in the men’s singles final of the Yonex Open Taipei 2015 on Sunday.

Chou, who ranks eighth in the world in the Badminton World Federation rankings, got off to a strong start but eventually could not cope with Chen’s expertly placed drop shots and lost 15-21, 21-6, 21-9.

Still, it was the first time that Chou had even won a game off Chen in five encounters.

Hopes were high among Chou’s supporters ahead of the final after he outlasted world No. 5 Lin Dan (林丹) of China 21-19, 18-21, 21-16 in a marathon 77-minute semifinal match to become the only Taiwanese ever to beat the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medalist.     [FULL  STORY]

The Philippine Star
Date: July 18, 2015
By: Joey Villar

MANILA, Philippines – Fil-Ams Treat Conrad Huey and Ruben Gonzales turned back Lee Hsin Han and Peng Hsien Yin with a gripping 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) victory that resuscitated the Philippines’ bid for a return stint to the Davis Cup Group I play in their Asia-Oceania Zone Group II tie in Taiwan Saturday.

Facing the specter of an early defeat after Jeson Patrombon and PJ Tierro dropped an identical 2-6, 2-6, 1-6 match to Hung Jui Chen and Lu Yen Hsun, respectively, in Friday’s opening singles, Huey and Gonzales responded to the challenge by coming through with a life-saving win.

“Treat and Ruben played great doubles, the best doubles match I’ve seen them play together,” said Phl Davis Cup administrator Randy Villanueva, whose participation here is being backed by Cebuana Lhuillier.     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 18, 2015
By: AP, SYLVANIA, Ohio

South Korea’s Jang Ha-na birdied the par-five 18th for a five-under 66 and a one-stroke lead

on Thursday after the first round of the LPGA Tour’s Marathon Classic.

Taiwan’s Hsu Wei-ling, Sarah Kemp, Nannette Hill and Lee-Anne Pace were tied for second at four-under.

Jang chipped to 6 feet (1.8m) to set up the final birdie after hitting a three-wood approach to the front edge.

“Just really good shot,” Jang said about the chip with a 52o wedge.

“I feel happy today, because in the morning … I was very tired in my bed, so no practice today. I don’t think about the score, so really good play today,” Jang said.

Winless in 23 career tour events, Jang birdied four of the first five holes on the back nine at Highland Meadows, dropped a stroke on the par-four 15th and rallied with the closing birdie.     [FULL  STORY]

PHILIPPINES STRUGGLE:Doubles duo Lee Hsin-han and Peng Hsien-yin have a shot at sealing the tie today, with the winners to play in the final against Pakistan

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 18, 2015
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter

Taiwan were on the verge of making the final in Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group II yesterday

after they cruised to a 2-0 lead against the Philippines on the Kaohsiung Yangming Tennis Courts.

Hung Jui-chen eased to a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jeson Patrombon in the first singles rubber on the hard courts in Kaohsiung, before world No. 61 Lu Yen-hsun gave the hosts a 2-0 lead with a comfortable victory over Patrick-John Tierro by exactly the same score.

Taiwan have the chance to clinch the match at 10am today, when Lee Hsin-han and Peng Hsien-yin take on Philippine duo Ruben Gonzales and Treat Huey in the doubles rubber.

Even if Lee and Peng fail, Hung and Lu will have a chance to wrap up the victory in the reverse singles at 11am tomorrow.

Although the Philippines have a 4-2 overall record against Taiwan in the Davis Cup, Taiwan won the previous two encounters in 2010 and 2011, with the Philippines’ last victory coming in 1999.     [FULL  STORY]