Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/11/05
By: Lung Po-an and Matthew Mazzetta
Photo courtesy of Lu Shao-chuan (center)
He will be the first Taiwanese male ever to compete in the category.
The championships, which are being held Nov. 3-14 in Doha, Qatar, serve as one of the sport's qualifying events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
During the qualifying round on Tuesday morning, Lu's score of 626.3 out of a maximum 654 placed him sixth among the 59 competitors. [FULL STORY]
ALMOST PITCH PERFECT: Starter Chiang Shao-ching took the win after striking out five, yielding only three hits and giving up only one run in the Group B opener
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 06, 2019
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwan yesterday began their Premier 12 Group B campaign on a high by defeating Puerto Rico 6-1,
Taiwan’s Lin Li hits a two-run homer against Puerto Rico in their Premier 12 Group B game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium yesterday.
Photo: Liao Yao-tung, Taipei Times
Second baseman Lin Li blasted a two-run homer in his first at-bat, then in the fifth laid down a bunt that drove in two runs on a fielding error to account for the winning margin.
Taiwan head coach Hong Yi-chung elected to start with Chiang Shao-ching, a 25-year-old right-hander who spent last season in the US with the Columbus Clippers, a Cleveland Indians triple-A team.
Puerto Rico head coach Juan Gonzalez gave the starting assignment to 29-year-old right-hander Fernando Cruz, who has been playing for a Chicago Cubs triple-A tea [FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/11/03
By: William Yen
New Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) Nelly Korda of the United States frittered away a three-shot lead on the back
Nelly Korda / Photo courtesy of Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA
Korda seemed headed to a comfortable victory after 13 holes of the final round, her 20-under for the tournament leading her nearest challengers Minjee Lee of Australia by three shots and Caroline Masson of Germany by four.
But three bogeys in the next four holes and birdies on the 15th and 16th holes by Masson left the American and Australian one shot behind the German heading into the par-5 finisher at the US$2.2 million event.
Korda and Lee birdied it while Masson settled for a par, setting up a three-way playoff that Korda won on the same 18th hole with another birdie. [FULL STORY]
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 04, 2019
By: Agencies, with staff writer SHENZHEN, China
Top-ranked Ash Barty yesterday won the WTA Finals trophy, beating defending champion Elina
From left, Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic pose with the winners’ trophy alongside Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova after their WTA Finals decider in Shenzhen, China, yesterday.
Photo: EPA-EFE\
Barty had not beaten Svitolina in five previous attempts, but she dominated yesterday, winning 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour, 26 minutes at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center.
The Australian claimed US$4.42 million — the biggest ever awarded in men’s or women’s tennis.
Barty, like Svitolina, dropped the opening set of her semi-final on Saturday before beating Karolina Pliskova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. [FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/11/02
By: William Yen
New Taipei, Nov. 2 (CNA) Defending champion Nelly Korda of the United States fired a bogey-free 7-
Nelly Korda / Photo courtesy of Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA
The 21-year-old Florida native fired seven birdies to climb back into the lead at 18-under for the first three rounds after starting the day one shot behind Hur Mi Jung of South Korea.
She had a three-shot lead over Minjee Lee of Australia and a four-shot lead over Caroline Masson of Germany heading into Sunday's final round.
The top Taiwanese was Chen Yu-ju (陳宇茹), who is in a three-way tie for 15th at 6-under.
[FULL STORY]
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 01, 2019
By: AFP, TAIPEI
American defending champion Nelly Korda and Hur Mi-jung, a two-time winner this year, yesterday
Taiwan’s Teresa Lu plays a shot at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts in New Taipei City yesterday.
Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
Korda claimed her maiden LPGA victory at last year’s event to join her elder sister, Jessica, as a winner on the circuit, extending a family sporting resume that also boasts a Grand Slam tennis title via father Petr.
“It’s definitely so special,” the 21-year-old said of being the defending champion, after carding three bogeys and seven birdies, as well as an eagle, to top the scoreboard.
“I’m recognized by so many people now and everyone is really rooting for me,” Korda said. “Hopefully, I can get it done, but there’s still a lot of golf to be played.”
[FULL STORY]
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/31
By: Central News Agency
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) will tip off this season with the participation of two teams from Taiwan, one of them being the Fubon Braves that won the national Super Basketball League (SBL) earlier this year, the ABL said Wednesday.
The Fubon Braves will play their debut ABL game against the Macau Black Bears on Nov.16 on their home court at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, the ABL said in a statement.
The team won their first championship trophy in May, after defeating the Taiwan Beer in a four-game sweep in Taiwan's semi-professional SBL.
The Fubon Braves will enter the new ABL season with a roster that includes local players Joseph Lin and Lin Chih-chieh (林志傑) and imports Charles Garcia and NBA veteran OJ Mayo, the ABL said. [FULL STORY]
Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/31
By: William Yen
New Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) Defending champion Nelly Korda of the United States and Hur Mi Jung of
Defending champion Nelly Korda of the United States tees off her first round / Photo courtesy of Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA
Nelly Korda, Ko Jin Young, and Hsu Wei-ling (徐薇淩) tee off their first round
Among the Taiwanese players, amateur Hou Yu-sang (侯羽桑) achieved the best score and finished the round tied at 14th.
Korda, who is eighth in the Rolex Rankings, hit seven birdies, one eagle and three bogeys, while Hur, who ranks 22nd, shot six birdies to take a one-shot lead over Minjee Lee of Australia.
"I had a solid day out there," Korda told CNA. "For example, the hole out on 15 was really special. Hopefully, I can keep trending in the right direction." [FULL STORY]
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 31, 2019
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AFP
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic survived a second-set fightback in the early hours of yesterday morning to book a spot in the doubles semi-finals at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, while the Chan sisters were on the verge of elimination after their second straight defeat.
Second seeds Hsieh and Strycova outlasted Czech sixth seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 1-6, 10-5 in 1 hour, 15 minutes in a match that began on Tuesday, but finished after midnight.
The victory gave them a 2-0 record in the Purple Group and saw them advance to Saturday’s semi-finals at the season-ending tournament.
The reigning Wimbledon champions saved five of eight break points and converted two of three, winning 74 percent of points on their first serve to claim top spot in the group after their 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 victory over Australian Open champions Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai on Sunday.
[FULL STORY]
In addition the purse has been increased to a record NT$400,000 to encourage more domestic surfers
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/29
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
(Taitung County Government photo)
As happened last year, the winners of the World Junior Championships and World Longboard Championships will be crowned. In addition, the QS Men 1,500 Shortboard WSL will also be held.
The event will be held on the coast at Jinzun (金樽) in Donghe Township (東河鄉), Taitung County, during a 15-day period from Nov. 23 to Dec. 7. More than 300 constants from 28 countries, a record number for the event, will take part, say the organizers.
The purse for the domestic competitions has been raised from NT$250,000 (US$8,000) to NT$400,000 to encourage more domestic surfers. This marks the biggest purse ever for a domestic surfing event, the statement said. [FULL STORY]
