Shuttler Chou Tien-chen advances to China Open men's singles final
Taipei, July 26 (CNA) Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen (周天成) defeated compatriot Lin Chun-yi (林俊易) in straight games on Saturday to advance to the men's singles final at the China Open badminton tournament.World No. 1 Shi 21-14, 12-21, 21-15 in Friday's quarterfinal, ending a nine-match losing streak against the Chinese player.Lin, who won the All England Open in March, had reached the semifinals by defeating China's Weng Hongyang (翁泓陽) 27-25, 21-14.Chou will face world No.
- ▪Taipei, July 26 (CNA) Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen (周天成) defeated compatriot Lin Chun-yi (林俊易) in straight games on Saturday to advance to the men's singles final at the China Open badminton tournament.World No.
- ▪1 Shi 21-14, 12-21, 21-15 in Friday's quarterfinal, ending a nine-match losing streak against the Chinese player.Lin, who won the All England Open in March, had reached the semifinals by defeating China's Weng Hongyang (翁泓陽) 27-25, 21-14.Ch
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Taipei, July 26 (CNA) Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen (周天成) defeated compatriot Lin Chun-yi (林俊易) in straight games on Saturday to advance to the men's singles final at the China Open badminton tournament.World No. 6 Chou won 21-18, 21-17 to reach his first Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour final of the season.The 36-year-old had also reached the semifinals of last year's China Open, a Super 1000 tournament, but was denied a place in the title match by China's Shi Yuqi (石宇奇).Chou entered Saturday's match with a 5-2 career record against the 13th-ranked Lin, including victories in their three most recent meetings.He took control early in the opening game, building a 4-1 lead through aggressive attacks and pressure that forced errors from his left-handed opponent.Lin later reduced the…
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