Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/12
By: Huang Tzu-chiang, Lee Chin-wei and Ted Chen

Singapore, April 12 (CNA) Taiwanese badminton player Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) finished in

second place at the OUE Singapore Open concluded Sunday, after falling to Sun Yu (孫瑜) of China in the championship match.

Tai, ranked 6th in the world, got off to a difficult start against Sun, who is ranked 11th.

After reaching a 3-3 tie, Tai went on to lose the first game against Sun 13-21, but managed to turn the tide and win the second game 21-19.

Overcoming a stalemate tie at 5-5 in the final game of the match, Tsai managed to establish a modest 20-17 lead.

However, with victory within her reach, Tai yielded 3 consecutive points as Sun stepped up her offense.     [FULL  STORY]

COMEBACK CHAMPIONS:The Builders managed an impressive defense of their title by winning the last three consecutive matches after dropping three earlier

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

Top-seeded Pure Youth Construction successfully defended their title by downing Taiwan Beer

79-67 in the decisive Game 7 of the Championship Finals at the Sinjhuang Sports Complex in New Taipei City last night for an unprecedented fourth straight league title.

The win marked the first time in league history that a team has overcome a 1-3 deficit in the best-of-seven championship series, as the Builders came out ahead after dropping a pair of tough losses in Games 3 and 4 to the Brew Crew by winning the next three games to accomplish the improbable feat.

“I am just so proud of our guys for believing in themselves no matter how bad the situation was,” Pure Youth skipper Hsu Chin-che said after the title-clincher. His troops managed to fight off every odd in terms of league history to claim the last laugh.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/07
By: Jeffrey Wu

Taipei, April 7 (CNA) The Canadian branch of Taiwanese computer maker Acer Inc. (宏碁) announced Tuesday that it has renewed its status as an Official Partner of the Toronto Blue Jays and will have an expanded role with the Jays Care Foundation for the 2015 baseball season.

As the team’s exclusive partner for laptops and tablets, Acer will again be promoted through marketing programs and stadium promotions designed to “ensure Toronto Blue Jays fans enjoy their favorite team while learning more about Acer,” the company said in a statement.

To celebrate the renewal of this marketing partnership, Acer Corporate President and CEO Jason Chen will throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Blue Jays’ home game against the Baltimore Orioles on April 21.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/06
By: Chang Ming-kun and Ted Chen

Taipei, April 6 (CNA) After many tough clashes, Taiwanese gamer Hsiang Yu-lin (向玉麟)

finished second on Monday in the NorCal Regionals 2015 tournament for Ultra Street Fighter 4, the latest iteration of the classic video game launched in 1987.

On his runner-up finish in the Northern California premier fighting game tournament, Hsiang said he barely made it into the tournament’s Sweet 16 after suffering two consecutive defeats.

But he was able to will himself into the event’s grand final at the last minute as his pride in his skills as a “Street Fighter” kicked in, he said.     [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 06, 2015
By: Paul Huang and Chen Wei-han  /  Contributing reporter and staff reporter

Chen Shih-chieh’s clutch three-pointer on the back of Lin Chin-bang’s offensive rebound with

56 seconds left gave Pure Youth Construction an insurmountable 69-61 lead as they rallied in the fourth after leading Taiwan Beer for most of the game to win Game 6 of the Championship Finals 75-65 at the Sinjhuang Sports Complex in New Taipei City last night.

It was the second straight game that the speedy guard for the three-time defending champions has risen to the occasion as he scored the final nine points to singlehandedly deny the Brew Crew what would have been the title-clincher.

“I knew there was not much time on the shot clock, so I had to put it up,” Chen said after the game of his clutch three. “I’m just glad it went in.”     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/05
By: Lee Chin-wei, Yang Ming-chu and Kuo Chung-han

Taipei, April 5 (CNA) Kuo Chun-lin (郭俊麟) of Taiwan pitched eight innings to help his team, the Seibu Lions, defeat the 2014 Japan Series champion the SoftBank Hawks 4-0 Sunday, his 2nd win since joining the Japanese professional baseball team.

Pitching at Seibu Prince Dome in Saitama Prefecture, the 23-year-old right-hander allowed four hits in the 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th innings. Kuo struck out three and walked three of the 28 batters in eight innings.

The Lions website called Kuo a “Taiwanese star” and said that his fast and well-controlled pitching made the batters of the strong Hawks perform poorly.     [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/04/04
By: Lin Hung-han and Y.F. Low

Taipei, April 4 (CNA) The Brother Hotel unveiled a plan Saturday to build a baseball hall of

fame in the Longtan Baseball Stadium, which is owned by the hotel, with the goal of turning Longtan into “Taiwan’s Cooperstown,” America’s baseball hall of fame.

Brother Hotel Chairman Hung Teng-sheng made the announcement during a briefing for Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan.

A hotel will also be built within the compound to boost the facility’s tourism value, Hung said.

Hung, 78, was a key figure behind the establishment of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 1990.     [FULL  STORY]