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Hsieh Su-wei wins Japan Women’s Open singles trophy

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/16
By: Lung Po-an and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Sept. 16 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) clinched the

Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) / file photo (photo courtesy of Kyodo News)

singles title at the Hana-Cupid Japan Women’s Open on Sunday, beating Amanda Anisimova of the United States in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 in the final.

The second-seeded, world No. 40 Hsieh defeated the 17-year-old American in a match that lasted just 58 minutes, earning her first WTA Tour championship in six years and her third WTA singles title.

In 2012, Hsieh won her first two singles titles in Kuala Lumpur and Guangzhou.

With her latest win, she is expected to jump to 29th in the world rankings, which will be released next week.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan badminton star Tai Tzu-ying’s Instagram hacked

The champion has notified the police and calls on her fans to help out

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/09/15
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Badminton champion Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) called on her fans on

Tai Tzu-ying. (By Central News Agency)

Facebook Saturday to help her gain back control over her Instagram account after it had been hacked.

The popular sports car was calling in police help to find out who was responsible for using her account, the Central News Agency reported Saturday.

Tai’s original Instagram account, @Tai_tzuying, was taken over by someone else on Friday before being closed down. It later reopened but the person in control was not Tai, CNA reported.

She announced on Facebook Saturday morning that she would temporarily use a backup account at Instagram, tai_tzuying2, and called on her fans to send messages to the online photo website to help her win back her original account. The account had 200,000 fans, according to CNA.    [SOURCE]

Taiwanese duo ousted at Japan Open semi-finals

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 16, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Taiwanese badminton players Chen Hung-ling and Wang Chi-lin were defeated in straight sets yesterday by their Chinese opponents in the men’s doubles semi-finals of the Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo.

The Taiwanese pair, ranked 11th in the world, lost 14-21, 16-21 to the second-ranked Chinese duo Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in just 33 minutes.

The Taiwanese reached the semi-finals by defeating the 29th-ranked South Korean duo Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho 21-17, 21-19 on Friday.

In yesterday’s match, the Chinese players maintained a commanding lead and scored four consecutive points after reaching 12, then finished the first set with a clear win.
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Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei advances to Japan Women’s Open singles final

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/15
By: Huang Chiao-wen and CNA intern Wang Szu-chi

Taipei, Sept. 15 (CNA) Taiwanese tennis player Hsieh Su-wei (謝淑薇) is now one match

CNA file photo

away from the women’s singles title at the Hana-Cupid Japan Women’s Open after winning two matches on Saturday.

The second-seeded Hsieh faced off against the fifth-seeded Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia in a quarterfinal that was scheduled for Friday but had to be postponed for a day because of rain.

After losing to Ajla 4-6 in the first set, Hsieh fought back in the second and third sets, which she won 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Hsieh defeated the fourth-seeded Wang Qiang (王薔) of China in two straight sets 6-4, 6-4.    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwanese duo into semifinals at Japan Open Badminton

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/14
By: Huang Chiao-wen and CNA intern Wang Szu-chi

Taipei, Sept. 14 (CNA) Taiwanese badminton players Chen Hung-ling (陳宏麟) and Wang

Image taken from Pixabay

Chi-lin (王齊麟) beat their South Korean opponents Friday to advance to the men’s doubles semifinals at the 2018 Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open in Tokyo.

The Taiwanese pair, ranked 11th in the world, defeated the 29th-ranked South Korean duo of Seo Seung Jae and Kim Won Ho 21-17, 21-19 in a match that lasted 40 minutes.

Before Friday’s match, the Taiwanese pair was ousted by the South Korean duo in the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games in August.

Chen and Wang were the only Taiwanese players to make it to the quarterfinals this year. The two pairs fought a seesaw battle in the opening game, with the South Korean duo leading 16-12 before being tied at 17-17. The Taiwanese then scored four points to claim victory 21-17.    [FULL  STORY]

Hsieh sails into Japan quarters

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 14, 2018
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter

Taiwanese second seed Hsieh Su-wei yesterday took just 73 minutes to see off the challenge of Mandy Minella and advance to her fourth WTA Tour quarter-final of the season at the Japan Women’s Open in Hiroshima.

World No. 40 Hsieh, the highest ranked player in the tournament, saved five of six break points and converted four of six, winning 66 of the 113 points contested in a lopsided 6-3, 6-2 victory over the world No. 139 from Luxembourg.

“I was feeling a little bit tight on the court. It was not easy for me to get into the game at the beginning,” Hsieh told the WTA Web site. “I think she was a little bit tight today too … and I’m happy that I was doing better after a few games and started to hit the ball better.”

The Taiwanese No. 1 rallied from 0-40 down in the final game, saving four break points before converting her first match point to advance to a quarter-final against Australian fifth seed Ajla Tomljanovic, who defeated Zhu Lin of China 7-5, 6-4 in 1 hour, 39 minutes on Wednesday.    [FULL  STORY]

Former Taiwan head coach Gary White to lead HK

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 12, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Following the failure of the Taiwanese soccer authorities to extend the one-year deal of national team head coach Gary White, he was unveiled as the new coach of Hong Kong on Monday.

“Gary joins us with a wealth of experience at the international level having previously managed four senior national teams, his knowledge of football in Asia was also a factor we took into consideration in making his appointment,” a press release quoted Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) chief executive Mark Sutcliffe as saying. “I wish him well and call upon all football stakeholders in Hong Kong to get behind the new head coach and work with him to achieve the success we all crave.”

The 44-year-old former professional player thanked the HKFA for giving him the opportunity.

“It is an honor to lead the Hong Kong team and I am very motivated to improve, progress and develop the team,” White said. “I have been in the opposite dugout a few times and I can see the potential in the players, especially some of the younger guys coming through. The lead-in time to the first matches is short and I am looking forward to getting started on this challenging role.”    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan national football team coach leaves to train Hong Kong

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/11
By: Joseph Yeh

Taipei, Sept. 11 (CNA) Following the failure of the Taiwan football authorities to extend

Gary White (CNA file photo)

the one-year deal of national football team head coach Gary White, he was unveiled as the new coach of Team Hong Kong Monday.

According to a press release issued by the Asian Football Confederation, the deal was announced Monday.

“Gary joins us with a wealth of experience at the international level having previously managed four senior national teams, his knowledge of football in Asia was also a factor we took into consideration in making his appointment,” the press release quoted Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) CEO Mark Sutcliffe as saying.

“I wish him well and call upon all football stakeholders in Hong Kong to get behind the new head coach and work with him to achieve the success we all crave.”
[FULL  STORY]

Former Taiwan head coach Gary White to lead HK

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 12, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA

Following the failure of the Taiwanese soccer authorities to extend the one-year deal of national team head coach Gary White, he was unveiled as the new coach of Hong Kong on Monday.

“Gary joins us with a wealth of experience at the international level having previously managed four senior national teams, his knowledge of football in Asia was also a factor we took into consideration in making his appointment,” a press release quoted Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) chief executive Mark Sutcliffe as saying. “I wish him well and call upon all football stakeholders in Hong Kong to get behind the new head coach and work with him to achieve the success we all crave.”

The 44-year-old former professional player thanked the HKFA for giving him the opportunity.

“It is an honor to lead the Hong Kong team and I am very motivated to improve, progress and develop the team,” White said. “I have been in the opposite dugout a few times and I can see the potential in the players, especially some of the younger guys coming through. The lead-in time to the first matches is short and I am looking forward to getting started on this challenging role.”    [FULL  STORY]

Taiwan loses to South Korea in U18 Asia baseball championships

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/09/10
By: Sabine Cheng and William Yen

Miyazaki, Sept. 10 (CNA) Taiwan took second place in the 2018 Asian U18 Baseball Championship after losing 5-7 to South Korea in the finals on Monday.

A tie was recorded at the end of the ninth inning as Taiwan scored one run in the first inning and two runs in the sixth inning while South Korea scored one run in each of the second, fourth and seventh innings.

During the first half of the 10th inning with first, second and third base loaded, South Korea was able to make four runs, widening the scoreboard to 7-3.

Taiwan tried to make a comeback in the last inning, but finished short of catching up with the South Koreans.    [FULL  STORY]