Taiwan badminton players through to 2nd round of Thailand Open

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/07/31
By: Huang Chiao-wen and Joseph Yeh

Taipei, July 31 (CNA) Two of Taiwan's top badminton players, Chou Tien-chen (周天成) and Wang

Tzu-wei (王子維), advanced to the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday, after beating their respective opponents in the men's singles.

Chou, ranked third in the world, defeated Lee Dong-keun of South Korea 21-13, 21-13, in a 43-minute match at Bangkok's Indoor Stadium Huamark.

Earlier this month, Chou clinched the men's singles title at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta, becoming the first Taiwanese to do so.

Meanwhile, Wang, ranked 29th in the world, upset former world No. 1 Chen Long (諶龍) of China, 21-13, 21-18, in a first round match that lasted 43 minutes Wednesday.    [FULL  STORY]