Taipei Times
Date: Aug 21, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen yesterday beat Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus 21-15, 17-21,
Taiwan’s Tseng Min-hao, left, and Lin Shang-kai, right, return to Hong Kong’s Yeung Ming-nok, second left, and Chang Tak-ching in their BWF World Championships first-round men’s doubles match in Basel, Switzerland, yesterday.
Photo: Reuters
The world No. 2 Chou was pushed to the limit before getting the upper hand in a badminton battle that lasted 73 minutes on the championships’ opening day.
“The first round is always tough because you’re trying to get used to the wind and the shuttle,” Chou was quoted as saying on the BWF Web site. “I really needed to focus, but it was very difficult so I just tried to push him. The shuttle was slow … and you needed power to play.”
Chou had defeated Vittinghus in their previous six encounters dating back to March 2017, but given that the past three wins all went a full three games, it was no surprise that he had trouble.
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