Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/28
By: Lung Po-an and William Yen

Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) Taiwan’s world No. 1 junior tennis player Tseng Chun-hsin (曾俊欣)

had to settle for silver after being outplayed in the boys singles finals at the ITF Junior Masters in Chengdu, China Sunday.

With two Grand Slams under his belt this year in addition to four wins in Chengdu, the top seeded Tseng was toppled by world No. 13 Brandon Nakashima of the United States in straight sets 2-6, 1-6 in a match that lasted 58 minutes.

“Brandon was just too good today. He served and returned really deep, so I didn’t have a lot of chances to get into the rallies or control many points,” Tseng said, following what may be his last junior tournament.

“I’m very sad, but this has still been a great experience and I’ve learned a lot here to help me get better in the future,” Tseng pointed out, revealing that he plans to turn professional next year.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 29, 2018
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

The Uni-President Lions came back from two runs down in Game 2 of the Chinese

Professional Baseball League (CPBL) Taiwan Series to score four answered runs against the Lamigo Monkeys and win 4-2 last night at Taoyuan International Stadium.

Each side had an American pitcher start off the contest — for the second consecutive game — with the Monkeys’ Michael Nix and the Lions’ Josh Roenicke engaging in a pitching duel.

The game remained scoreless until Lamigo outfielder Chu Yu-hsien pushed a run home on an RBI double in the fourth inning.

In the fifth, lead-off batter Lan Yin-lun slammed a solo homer off Roenicke to bring the Monkeys out ahead 2-0.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/10/26
By:  Central News Agency

Taiwanese badminton star Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) took revenge by cruising past her

Chinese opponent in two straight games to advance to the YONEX French Open women’s singles quarterfinals on Thursday.

Tai, the top-ranked women’s singles badminton player in the world, routed World No. 14 Gao Fangjie 21-12, 21-17 in a match lasting just 38 minutes.

In their previous encounter, the Taiwanese was defeated by the Chinese in the first round of the 2018 China Open, marking her surprise early exit from the tournament in September.

But at the French Open on Thursday, Tai got off to a good start and kept Gao on the defensive in the first game.    [FULL  STORY]

SPOT OF BAD LUCK: Despite bouncing an unlucky shot off a sprinkler into a hazard, Tony Finau surged ahead to take the lead in Shanghai, while C.T. Pan slipped behind

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 27, 2018
By: AP, TAOYUAN

Hsu Wei-ling yesterday rode the support of her home crowd to shoot a five-under 67 and

take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship.

Hsu had a two-round total of nine-under 135 at the Ta Shee Golf and Country Club, one ahead of first-round leader Jodi Ewart Shadoff, who shot 71 yesterday.

“That was probably the most people I had around me, I felt a lot of support,” Hsu said. “It also helped that I didn’t look around much or check the scoreboards.”

If she had, she would have seen that former world No. 1 Lydia Ko was the big mover with a round-of-the-day 66 to move into third place and within two strokes of her lead.

The South Korean-born New Zealander had five birdies on her front nine, then stalled somewhat on the back nine until an approach to 30cm on the par-four 17th, a shot she called “one of the best of my career,” resulted in a birdie.
[FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/24
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Evelyn Kao 

Taipei, Oct. 24 (CNA) Taiwanese badminton ace Chou Tien-chen (周天成) was upset Wednesday in the first round of the men’s singles at YONEX French Open 2018.

The world No. 4 Chou battled for 76 minutes against Rasmus Gemke of Denmark before falling 21-11, 18-21, 21-12.

Chou, who had won all three of his previous matches against Gemke in two games, may have been feeling the effects of his second-place performance at the Denmark Open last week.    [FULL  STORY]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 24, 2018
By: Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Uni-President Lions head coach Huang Kan-lin (黃甘霖) yesterday said he would be

visiting temples to seek divine blessing for his team in the Taiwan Series, as his players need all the help they can get when facing the Lamigo Monkeys.

The Lions on Monday advanced to the Taiwan Series when they prevailed over the Fubon Guardians 9-8 in New Taipei City to clinch the CPBL Playoff Series 3-1.

“We have waited all year for this result and now we can go into the Taiwan Series,” Huang said. “In the pressure-packed playoffs, maybe players’ performance counts for 70 percent and the other 30 percent depends on which way good fortune turns. So I went to a temple to worship before the game; we need the gods to grant favors and to bless us.”

Huang claimed that it had worked, as the Lions trailed by two runs after the third inning, but battled back to score seven in the next three innings to lead 9-4.    [FULL  STORY]

Participants will run through 33 historic sites and attractions along the 42.195 km route

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/10/23
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Registration for 2019 Tainan Ancient Capital International Marathon is open from now through Nov. 20 or until the number of registrants reaches capacity, according to Tainan City Government, the event organizer.

The marathon will start at 5:45 a.m. on March 3, 2019. Participants will run through 33 historic sites and attractions along the 42.195 km route, including the Great South Gate, Anping Harbor, Eternal Golden Fort, Anping Minor Artillery Fort, Luermen Matsu Temple, and the former Julius Mannich & Co. merchant house, according to the Tainan government.

In addition to the full marathon event, the half marathon (21.0975 km) and recreational run (5 km) events will take place simultaneously.    [FULL  STORY]

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/23
By Lung Po-an and Romulo Huang 

Taipei, Oct. 23 (CNA) Taiwanese marksman Chen Chun-an (陳俊安) won gold for Taiwan Tuesday at the South East Asia (SEASA) Shooting Championship 2018 being held in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan.

Chen clinched the title in the Men’s 10 meter Air Rifle with 246.7 points, a victory margin of 0.1 points over compatriot Lu Shao-chuan (呂紹全) who scored 246.6 points for silver.

In other categories, Taiwan’s Chang Lu (張潞) and Tien Chia-chen (田家榛) won silvers in the Men’s 50 meter Pistol and Women’s 25 meter Pistol, respectively, while Chen Chih-chien (陳至謙) won another silver in the Junior Men’s 10 meter Air Rifle.

The 43rd SEASA Shooting Championship, which will run through Oct. 31, has attracted the participation of 200 athletes from nine countries and regions, including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and the host country, Taiwan.     [SOURCE]

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 24, 2018 
By Jason Pan  /  Staff reporter

Uni-President Lions head coach Huang Kan-lin (黃甘霖) yesterday said he would be

visiting temples to seek divine blessing for his team in the Taiwan Series, as his players need all the help they can get when facing the Lamigo Monkeys.

The Lions on Monday advanced to the Taiwan Series when they prevailed over the Fubon Guardians 9-8 in New Taipei City to clinch the CPBL Playoff Series 3-1.

“We have waited all year for this result and now we can go into the Taiwan Series,” Huang said. “In the pressure-packed playoffs, maybe players’ performance counts for 70 percent and the other 30 percent depends on which way good fortune turns. So I went to a temple to worship before the game; we need the gods to grant favors and to bless us.”

Huang claimed that it had worked, as the Lions trailed by two runs after the third inning, but battled back to score seven in the next three innings to lead 9-4.    [FULL  STOERY]

A Taiwanese teenage girl became the country’s first player to take home a WTA Future Stars title on Sunday

Taiwan News 
Date: 2018/10/22
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A Taiwanese teenage girl became the country’s first player to take home a Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Future Stars title on Sunday when she won in the final of the under-14 event.

Taiwan’s Yang Ya-yi (楊亞依) took a convincing win over Mio Kozaki of Japan in the under-14 event final on Center Court at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

The 2018 WTA Future Stars Tournament, which is divided into the under-14 and under-16 events, gathers some of the top juniors from Asia-Pacific to compete during the WTA Finals in Singapore from Oct. 16 to Oct. 21. During the event, these young players also had the opportunity to watch the biggest stars of the WTA in action.

“It has been amazing to be part of this year’s WTA Future Stars event this past week. Being the first player from Chinese Taipei to be crowned champion here in Singapore is truly an honor,” Yang was quoted by a WTA report as saying after her win. “I’ve learned so much from the WTA Legends and coaches, and got to see some of the Top 8 players. The event has definitely inspired me to pursue my dream of becoming a professional player on the WTA tour.”    [FULL  STORY]