Taipei Times
Date: Jun 13, 2015
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter

Chan Yung-jan was the victor in the Taiwanese showdown at the Aegon Open in Nottingham,

England, yesterday as she claimed a spot in the doubles semi-finals.

Second seeds Chan and Zheng Jie of China defeated Taiwan’s Chuang Chia-jung and Olga Savchuk of Ukraine 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals on Court Three at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

The cross-strait duo saved four of six break-point opportunities and converted all four they created, winning 57 of the 107 points contested to complete the victory in 1 hour, 10 minutes.

In today’s semi-finals, the second seeds are due to face either British pairing Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith or Monica Niculescu of Romania and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain, who eliminated Chan’s younger sister, Chan Hao-ching, in the first round on Thursday. They were due to play their semi-final later yesterday.     [FULL  STORY]

SHOWDOWN:Chan Chin-wei advanced to the Aegon Open doubles semi-finals, while Chan Yung-jan faces fellow Taiwanese Chuang Chia-jung in the quarter-finals

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 12, 2015
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter

Chan Chin-wei advanced to the semi-finals of the doubles at the Aegon Open in Nottingham,

England, yesterday, while fellow Taiwanese Chan Hao-ching failed to join elder sister Chan Yung-jan in the quarter-finals of the grass-court tournament.

Chan Chin-wei and Xu Yi-fan of China upset fourth seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Lisa Raymond of the US 6-2, 6-4 in just 57 minutes on Court 4 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

The cross-strait duo saved three of the four break-point chances they faced and converted four of five, winning 56 of the 96 points contested to make surprisingly short work of the fourth seeds at the grass-court tournament.    [FULL  STORY]

TOPPED OUT:World No. 62 Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan was eliminated from the Topshelf Open, losing to France’s Adrian Mannarino in 1 hour and 18 minutes

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 11, 2015
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with AP, NOTTINGHAM, England

Chuang Chia-jung cruised into the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles at the Aegon Open in

Nottingham, England, on Tuesday, while fellow Taiwanese Chan Chin-wei had to battle through a super tiebreak to advance.

Chuang and Olga Savchuk defeated Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Alicja Rosolska of Poland 6-3, 6-1 in just 53 minutes at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.

The Taiwanese-Ukrainian duo saved three of four break-point chances and converted five of nine in winning 56 of the 92 points contested to set up a quarter-final against either second-seeded cross-strait pairing Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie or Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Darija Jurak of Croatia, who were due to play their first-round match late yesterday.     [FULL  STORY]

Want China Times
Date: 2015-06-09
By: CNA and Staff Reporter

Taiwan is considering whether or not it should attend the upcoming Summer Universiade

next month in Gwangju, South Korea, because of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the country, the Sports Administration said Monday. The agency said it will make a decision at the end of June at the latest.

As Taiwanese authorities closely monitor the outbreak in South Korea, more than 200 Taiwanese athletes scheduled to compete there continue to train for their respective events and registration procedures for the games are still being followed, the agency said.

Taiwan’s participation in the event, scheduled for July 3 to 14, will depend on the travel warning issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for South Korea, the agency said.

The CDC has upgraded its travel advisory for Seoul (including Gyeonggi-do) to a Level 2 warning in the CDC’s three-tier travel alert system. The Level 2 “Alert” suggests that travelers to the area stay alert and take extra precautions to guard against infection.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/07
By: Christie Chen

Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Taiwanese golfer Teresa Lu (盧曉晴) finished in second place at the

Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament in Japan on Sunday, with a 9-under-par 207, edged out by Japan’s Shiho Oyama.

Lu hit four birdies and two bogeys to card a 2-under 70 in the final round of the tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Japan.

She shot a 6-under 66 to take the lead after the first round on Friday and fired a 1-under 71 in the second round the following day.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/07
By: Lee Yu-cheng and Christie Chen

Wuhan, China, June 7 (CNA) Taiwan’s Hsiang Chun-hsien (向俊賢) won silver in the

men’s high jump at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships in China Sunday, giving Taiwan its first medal in that category at the games.

Hsiang placed second with a jump that cleared the 2.24-meter mark but hit the bar at 2.28 meters.

Takashi Eto of Japan also failed to clear the bar at 2.28-meters, but took the gold medal because he had fewer failed attempts than Hsiang throughout the competition.

The Asian Athletics Championships is being held at the Wuhan Sports Center in China from June 3-7.     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 08, 2015
By: Paul Huang  /  Contributing reporter

Behind seven effective innings of two-run ball by Wang Ching-ming, the Uni-President

Lions plated three early runs and held on to defeat the Chinatrust Brothers 3-2 at the Sinjhuang Baseball Stadium in New Taipei City last night.

The win not only marked Wang’s first in nearly five weeks, but it also helped the Cats clinch the weekend series 2-1 as they ascended to second in the standings in a tie with the EDA Rhinos, 5.5 games behind the Lamigo Monkeys.

Chen Yung-chi’s two-out single with the bases loaded scored two in the top of the third inning to give the visitors an early lead, an advantage they immediately added to in the fourth when Kao Chih-kang singled off Brothers starter Lin Ying-chieh and scored on a double by Luo Kuo-lung.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/06/07
By: Lee Yu-cheng and Christie Chen

Wuhan, China, June 7 (CNA) Taiwanese athletes clinched one gold, four silver, and one

bronze medals at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships in Wuhan, China, which concluded on Sunday.

On the final day of the 5-day championships, Taiwan’s Hsiang Chun-hsien (向俊賢) won silver in the men’s high jump, clearing the 2.24-meter bar.

The previous day, Huang Shih-feng (黃士峰) took gold in the men’s javelin with a throw of 79.74 meters.     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jun 08, 2015
By: Grant Dexter  /  Staff reporter

The fifth Taiwan 10s tournament produced a full-blooded final as the Taipei Blacks edged

Taoyuan Tachu in the Cup decider, defending their title from last year.

The Blacks opened with pace, testing the Tachu defense, but it was their work without ball which led to the first try.

Tachu got a turnover after resisting the opening salvo, but were harried by the Blacks’ defense, finally scrambling a kick to touch. From the lineout, Huang Chien-ting got the first try after a backline move and crashing run by captain Ho Ming-shien.     [FULL  STORY]