Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/15
By: Lin Hung-han and Ko Lin

Los Angeles, July 14 (CNA) Lin Chun-yi (林俊易) of Taiwan clinched the 2019 YONEX U.S. Open badminton title Sunday when he defeated his Thai opponent in the men's singles final of the tournament.

The 19-year old underdog, who is No. 122 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings, beat World No. 56 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-10, 21-13 in a fast-paced game that lasted just 30 minutes.

The tournament also marked Lin's first attempt at the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 series title since turning professional in 2018.

Speaking after the game, Lin thanked his family and coach Huang Po-yi (黃博翊) for their support and encouragement.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/14
By: Oscar Wu and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, July 14 (CNA) Taiwanese athletes won two more gold medals in the taekwondo women's team event and the men's singles event in tennis at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples Saturday to finish the games with nine gold medals overall.

Taiwan's women's taekwondo team clinched gold after defeating South Korea 19-17 in a tense battle, while the men's team fell to Egypt 17-15 in the semifinal of their event to claim bronze.

The two medals brought Taiwan's total haul in taekwondo at this year's Universiade to 11, with two gold, six silvers and three bronzes, surpassed only by South Korea with 12 total medals, including seven golds.

A day before, Taiwan's Su Po-ya (蘇柏亞) beat South Korean rival Ha Min-ah to capture gold in the women's taekwondo under-53 kilogram division.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/07/13
By: Central News Agency

Taipei (CNA) – Taiwanese Su Po-ya (蘇柏亞) beat a South Korean rival to capture gold in the women's

taekwondo under-53 kilogram division at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples on Friday (July 12).

Su overwhelmed Ha Min-ah of South Korea with a series of punches and kicks to win by a final score of 10-4 and claim gold, the sixth won by Taiwan at the Universiade thus far.

The final was a repeat of the gold medal bout in the same weight division at the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018, when Su defeated Ha 29-10.

Friday's battle was a far more defensive affair, with the two athletes tied 1-1 after two rounds in the three-round bout. But Su, currently ranked seventh in the world in her weight class, finally pierced the defenses of her opponent in the final round to cruise to victory.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/13
By: Oscar Wu and Ko Lin

Taipei, July 13 (CNA) Taiwan's Peng Chia-mao (彭家楙) and Wei Chun-heng (魏均珩) shot their way to

the gold medal after beating Japan 5-3 in the recurve mixed team final at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples on Saturday.

In the final, the Taiwanese duo and the Japanese team of Risa Horiguchi and Yuta Ishii were tied a 3-3 after three sets of four arrows per team.

With the competition the first to five points (with two points for winning a set, and one point for a tie), the next set could prove decisive, and Peng and Wei shot a nearly 39 (three 10s and one 9), edging out Japan's 38.

Their victory also marked the first archery gold for Taiwan at the 2019 Universiade in Naples.
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‘CHALLENGE COMING’: Hsieh Su-wei is looking to win a second Wimbledon doubles title, while Latisha Chan and Ivan Dodig hope to extend their winning streak together

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 14, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei on Friday reached the second Wimbledon women’s doubles finals of her

career after she and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic overcame the top seeds, while compatriot Latisha Chan advanced to the finals of the mixed doubles.

Third seeds Hsieh and Strycova edged defending French Open champion duo Timea Babos of Hungary and Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.

They were to face another major challenge in the final yesterday against fourth seeds Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Xu Yifan of China.

The Canadian-Chinese duo have never won a Grand Slam women’s doubles title, but on Friday showed they are in top form with a convincing 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over second seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic.

Hsieh and Strycova have faced Dabrowski and Xu once this year, beating them 6-3, 6-1 on clay in Madrid in May.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/12
By: Lung Po-an and Ko Lin

Taipei, July 12 (CNA) Taiwanese athletes added three more medals, two silver and one bronze, in

archery and tennis, at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples Friday.

In the archery competition's compound mixed team final, Chen Chieh-lun (陳界綸) and Chen Yi-hsuan (陳怡瑄) had to settle for silver after losing 18-20 to Lisell Jaatma and Robin Jaatma of Estonia.

In the compound women's team bronze medal match up, Chen Yi-hsuan (陳怡瑄) and Lin Ming-ching (林明靜) edged out the Russian team 154-149 to secure third place.

Chen Yi-hsuan, a seasoned archer, was a member of the Taiwan archery team that clinched the World Championship gold medal in the women's team compound archery event in the Netherlands last month.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 13, 2019
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with AP, WIMBLEDON, England

Taiwan’s Latisha Chan on Thursday advanced to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon,

while Serena Williams overwhelmed Barbora Strycova in the semi-finals of the women’s singles.

French Open champions and eighth seeds Chan and Ivan Dodig ousted the last remaining British players at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, edging Eden Silva and Evan Hoyt 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) in 1 hour, 33 minutes on Court 2.

The Taiwanese-Croatian duo saved one of four break points and converted four of 13, winning 43 percent of the receiving points and hitting 13 winners.

The victory set up a semi-final late yesterday against fifth seeds Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Wesley Kolhoof of the Netherlands.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/11
By: Wu Hsieh-chang and Hsu Tzu-ling

Taipei July 11 (CNA) Taiwanese taekwondo athlete Jhuang Tien-yu (莊天羽) bagged the country's sixth

taekwondo silver at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples Wednesday.

Jhuang, representing Taiwan at the Universiade for the first time, grabbed silver in the women's flyweight (under 49 kg) division in the final, taking second place to Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand 17-0. Wongpattanakit is the double world champion and Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, and ranks first in the women's 49 kg category.    [FULL  STORY]

LONG-LASTING RIVALRY: Roger Federer’s victory over Kei Nishikori set up his 40th career match — and just fourth Wimbledon encounter — against Rafael Nadal

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 12, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA and AFP, LONDON

Taiwanese tennis veterans Hsieh Su-wei and Latisha Chan on Wednesday secured victories in their

respective doubles events at Wimbledon.

Hsieh and her partner, Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s doubles after toppling sixth seeds Elise Mertens of Belgium and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.

Hsieh and Strycova, both 33, won the first set 6-4. Keeping up the pressure on Mertens and Sabalenka, the Taiwanese-Czech duo cruised to a 6-2 victory in the second set to secure a spot in today’s semi-finals, in which they are to face France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Hungary’s Timea Babos.

The result avenges their previous encounter with the Belgian-Belarussian duo earlier this year at the Miami Open, where Hsieh and Strycova suffered defeat.    [FULL  STORY]

Chien Kuo High School Marching Band took second place in Calgary, Alberta

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/07/10
By: Lyla Liu, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)— Taiwan Chien Kuo High School Marching Band won the second place in the 2019 World Association of Marching Show Bands competition.

The World Association of Marching Show Bands (WAMSB) took place in Alberta, Canada this year. Chien Kuo High School Marching Band (CKMB) represented Taiwan to compete with teams from Germany, Mexico, Holland and others.

CNA reported that in the field show contest CKMB scored 93.8889 points, just barely lower than the Canadian team with 0.9444 point, to come in second place.

The team members of CKMB were thrilled after the result was released. According to the coach, Fen Jia-Ming (范家銘), the judges thought that the performance was rich with the dramatic tension.
[FULL  STORY]