Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/19
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Ko Lin

Taipei, Oct. 19 (CNA) Taiwan's Cheng I-ching (鄭怡靜) on Saturday reached the quarterfinals of the

women's singles tournament at the 2019 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Women's World Cup in Chengdu, China, defeating Jihee Jeon of South Korea 4-1.

The fifth-seeded Cheng was quick out of the gate, defeating her opponent 14-12, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8 at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium.

Cheng previously finished runner-up at the 2016 Women's World Cup in Philadelphia, and took third place in 2017 in Markham, Canada and in Chengdu last year.

Cheng had played Jeon 12 times in the past, seven of which she lost, so it was expected to be a tough battle.

Later in the evening, the 27-year-old Cheng is sched    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 20, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwanese badminton players on Friday advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s singles, men’s

doubles and mixed doubles at the Denmark Open in Odense.

Tai Tzu-ying cruised past Japan’s Aya Ohori to reach the women’s singles semi-finals in two straight sets, while compatriots Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han reached the semi-finals in men’s doubles and Wang Chi-lin and Cheng Chi-ya in mixed doubles.

In a match that lasted only 39 minutes, world No. 1 Tai scored a 21-16, 21-12 victory over world No. 26 Ohori. Tai next faces Chen Yufei of China.

Taiwanese duo Lu and Yang defeated the world No. 3 pairing, Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen of China, to reach the men’s doubles semi-finals in a 17-21, 21-14, 21-14 upset.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 19, 2019
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

The Lamigo Monkeys are to hold a victory parade in Taoyuan tomorrow to celebrate winning the

Chinese Professional Baseball League’s Taiwan Series, team officials said yesterday, while announcing a series of special events and sales at corporate parent Lamigo’s core businesses and participating stores.

The Monkeys on Thursday crushed Brothers Baseball Club in Game 5 of the best-of-seven, season-ending series at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, a 20-3 blowout victory that secured them a third consecutive championship.

The Monkeys have been the league’s most dominant team over the past decade, winning the championship five times in the past six years, and their ferocious batting lineup set several new records in this season’s final game.

In Game 5, the Monkeys cranked out 21 hits, including a record five home runs, and their 20 runs set a new record for the Taiwan Series, surpassing the previous high of 19.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/17
By:  Central News Agency

Taiwan's top badminton players Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) and Chou Tien-chen (周天成) cruised past their

opponents to advance into the second round of the singles tournaments at the Denmark Open in Odense Wednesday.

World No. 1 Tai took just 27 minutes to defeat Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand 21-15, 21-9.

Prior to Wednesday's game, the two had confronted each other seven times, six of which have been won by Tai.

Seeded fourth in the tournament, Tai started an aggressive play early on and took six consecutive points to stay the lead. However, this was short-lived as Jindapol was able to catch up to tie 15-15.
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Taipei Times
Date: Oct 18, 2019
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

The Lamigo Monkeys last night demonstrated why they are the nation’s top team with strong pitching

and hitting as they took an insurmountable lead in Game 5 of the Chinese Professional Baseball League’s season-ending Taiwan Series against Brothers Baseball Club at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.

Leading 19-1 after the sixth inning as of press time last night, the Taoyuan-based Monkeys were poised to take a third consecutive championship title, barring a major reversal.

Entering the game leading 3-1 in the championship series, Lamigo hitters ignited their offense from the opening frame, notching nine runs over 12 batters as they battered two pitchers.

The biggest blows in the opening onslaught were a grand slam by catcher Liu Shih-hao and, a few batters later, third baseman Lin Li, who drilled a three-run shot.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/15
By: William Yen

Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) Taiwan's national football team was crushed by Australia Tuesday in its third

game in the second round of qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.

Taiwan, ranked 129th in the FIFA world rankings, was defeated by world 44th Australia 7-1 at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in the third of a series of matches to be played to qualify for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

After defeats 2-1 to Jordan and 2-0 to Nepal on home territory, Taiwan was eager to score in front of a home crowd.

However, the Australian Socceroos took control early in the game, with their first two goals scored by forward Adam Taggart, 12 and 19 minutes into the match.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan most popular as Japanese cities volunteer as Host Towns for its athletes

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/14
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo approach, many cities are preparing to welcome athletes from around the world, with 24 volunteering to host the Taiwanese team.

To promote friendship and provide hospitality, the Japanese government has encouraged cities to serve as "Host Towns" for international athletes. The Host Towns will provide them with training facilities while also having the opportunity to boost local economic growth.   [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 14, 2019
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

The Brothers Baseball Club leveled the Taiwan Series at 1-1 after they exploded for 10 runs in the

opening frame on their way to a 13-6 victory over the Lamigo Monkeys in Game 2 last night.

The Monkeys scored in their last-at bat to take Game 1 on Saturday.

It was billed as a match-up between Brothers rookie pitcher Liao Yi-chung and Lamigo starter Michael Nix from the US, but the visiting Brothers delivered a knock-out punch against Nix in the first inning.

Facing shaky pitching, the Brothers batters pounded Nix for six hits and took two walks, with the most damage delivered by outfielder Chang Chih-hao, who blasted a grand slam.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwanese gymnast Lee Chih-kai won medal at 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/10/13
By:  Central News Agency

Taiwanese gymnast Lee Chih-kai (李智凱) bagged a silver medal Saturday in the pommel horse event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, becoming the first Taiwanese athlete to win a medal two years in a row at the sports competition.

Lee easily qualified for final of the event with a score of 14.966, the third highest amongst the nine qualifying athletes at the championships in Germany.

In the finals, he topped that with a score of 15.433, which put him in second place.

The gold medal went to 2016 Olympic Champion Max Whitlock of Britain, who scored 15.500, while Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland took bronze with a score of 15.400.    [FULL  STORY]