Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/13
By: Long Po-an and Chiang Yi-ching

Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) Taiwanese boxer Huang Hsiao-wen (黃筱雯) won a gold medal at the AIBA

Women's World Boxing Championships in Russia on Sunday.

In an intense three-round match, Huang scored a 4-1 victory over Caroline Cruveillier of France.

This year, Huang dropped one weight class to compete in the bantamweight (54-57kg) division.

At last year's Asian Games in Jakarta, Huang suffered a toe fracture that forced her out of the competition during the semifinals, and she was unable to compete in the world championships.    [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]

Breitbart
Date: 11 Oct 2019
By: Frances Martel

China’s English-language propaganda outlets abruptly ceased publishing outlandish invective against the NBA on Friday, their front pages dominated instead by vitriol against Taiwan and pro-Xi Jinping stories.

The attacks against the NBA peaked on Tuesday, when the Global Times, the most belligerent of Beijing’s state outlets, justified fanatical communists celebrating the mass murder of Americans on September 11, 2001. The Chinese Communist Party reacted with outrage to Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, publishing a statement on Twitter reading “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong” over the weekend.

Millions of people in Hong Kong have participated in peaceful protests against the Chinese communist regime since June, when Beijing attempted to impose a law on the city allowing it to extradite anyone present in Hong Kong for any alleged crime. Protests have continued as police employed increasingly violent measures to subdue pro-democracy activists, most recently shooting a 14-year-old present at a protest.

Hong Kong police, protesters say, have also engaged in extreme acts of sexual assault against women demanding China obey the laws of Hong Kong, which prevent it from imposing communism on the region.    [FULL  STORY]

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 09 October, 2019
By: Jake Chen

Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying is the world’s top female badminton player. Recently, she has won praise for training videos she has posted on her Instagram page.

The world’s top female badminton player, Tai Tzu-ying, has won applause from fans and followers for videos posted on Instagram that show how hard she works.

In the videos, Tai is seen working on balance and coordination by standing on one leg and catching tennis balls. The videos also highlight her quick reaction time.

Tai had dominated the world’s top spot in female badminton since 2016 before a change in the ranking system interrupted her reign in 2018. She then regained the top spot shortly after a win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 08, 2019
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter

The Chan sisters have qualified for the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen, China, later this month,

the WTA announced yesterday.

Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan began the season as losing finalists at the Brisbane International before claiming their first title at the Hobart International.

The Taiwanese sisters went on to capture three more titles — the Qatar Open, the Nature Valley International in Eastbourne, England, and the Pan Pacific Open in Osaka, Japan.

It is the third time the Chans have qualified for the WTA Finals and in 2015 they became the third pair of sisters to qualify for the event after Manuela and Katerina Maleeva in 1986, and Serena and Venus Williams in 2009.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 07, 2019
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff

With the Taiwan Series to begin on Saturday, first-half winners the Lamigo Monkeys are to enjoy a

home-field advantage as they take on the Brothers Baseball Club, Chinese Professional Baseball League officials announced yesterday on releasing the post-season schedule.

The Brothers had a string of wins down the final stretch last week, winning three out of four games, to clinch the second-half title and a post-season berth.

For the best-of-seven Taiwan Series, the Monkeys are to host the Brothers at the Taoyuan International Stadium for Game 1 on Saturday and Game 2 on Sunday, both with a 5pm start, the officials said.

The Fubon Guardians had a slim chance of grabbing a post-season berth before they lost to the Brothers 3-8 on Tuesday last week. They were eliminated as contenders when the Monkeys thrashed the Brothers 15-4 on Thursday.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 30, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen yesterday failed to defend his championship title at the Korea Open, losing to

world No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan in the men’s singles final.

World No. 2 Chou lost 19-21 and 17-21 in Incheon, South Korea.

Momota took an early 11-6 lead, but even though Chou rallied back to tie the score three times, Momota ended up clinching the first game by two.

The score remained tight in the second game, with Chou managing to close the gap to 17-19 before Momota won the match.

The loss marks Chou’s sixth consecutive defeat to Momota. Chou has only won twice in 12 career matchups against the Japanese shuttler.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 29, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen defeated compatriot Wang Tzu-wei yesterday to advance to the final of the

men’s singles at the Korea Open badminton tournament in Incheon, South Korea.

The second-seeded Chou, who is the world No. 2 in men’s singles, defeated world No. 25 Wang 12-21, 21-13, 21-11 in 1 hour, 4 minutes.

After losing the first game, Chou displayed an excellent net game and dominated the second and third games.

Chou won 54 rallies out of the 99 played, while Wang won 45.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/27
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Ko Lin

Taipei, Sept. 27 (CNA) Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎), Chou Tien-chen (周天成) and Wang Tzu-wei (王子維) kept their hopes of winning the Korea Open badminton title alive by defeating their opponents and advancing to the semifinals in Incheon on Friday.

World No. 1 Tai won a close match against Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia to advance to the women's singles semifinals.

Tai beat Tungjung 24-22, 22-20 in 32 minutes, and next faces world No. 6 Ratchanok Intanon for a spot in the final.

Meanwhile, world No. 2 Chou, who is seeded third in the tournament, beat Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia 21-18, 21-9 in the men's singles quarterfinals.    [FULL  STORY]