Taiwan Sends 20 Teams to Badminton Asia Championships; Lin Chun-yi's First Match After All England Title
The Badminton Asia Championships, with a total prize money of 550,000 USD, will see 20 Taiwanese teams competing for the championship. World No. 8 Lin Chun-yi will play his first match after winning the All England Open, facing China's Weng Hong-yang. Taiwan's top male player Chou Tien-chen, a former bronze medalist, has had an inconsistent season. The mixed doubles pair Yeh Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin, also All England champions, will participate. Wang Chi-lin will team up with Chiu Hsiang-chieh, facing Malaysia's world No. 2 pair in the first round.
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The Badminton Asia Championships has a total prize money of 550,000 US dollars (approximately 17.6 million Taiwan dollars), with world ranking points equivalent to a BWF Super 1000 event. The champion will receive 12,000 points. Today, the qualification rounds for each category will be held, with the mixed doubles main draw expected to start at 4 PM.
Taiwan's team is participating in full force this year, with four teams each in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles, totaling 20 teams vying for the championship trophy. In the history of the Asia Championships, only Tai Tzu-ying has won three titles in 2017, 2018, and 2023; no other Taiwanese player has won a championship.
Men's singles world No. 8 "Left-handed Cannon" Lin Chun-yi returned to Taiwan for rest and training after winning the All England Badminton Open, allowing his body to recover from high-intensity competitions.
He stated that he will take it one match at a time and hopes to perform at his best. Lin Chun-yi will face China's Weng Hong-yang in the first round.
As for "Taiwan's Ace" Chou Tien-chen, he won a bronze medal in 2019, which was his career-best performance. His performance in this year's BWF events has been inconsistent, reaching the quarterfinals in only two out of seven tournaments.
Taiwan's mixed doubles pair Yeh Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin will also compete in the Asia Championships with their All England champion title. Yeh Hong-wei mentioned that returning to Taiwan for rest and training indeed helped them relax physically and mentally. They will now give their best in the Asia Championships and see how far they can go.
In the history of the Asia Championships, Taiwan's mixed doubles pairs have only won a bronze medal, achieved by Fang Chieh-min and Cheng Wen-hsing in 2008.
Additionally, Wang Chi-lin, who recently became a new father, will once again team up with Chiu Hsiang-chieh to compete in the Asia Championships. Their first-round opponents will be Malaysia's world No. 2 pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. (Edited by Lin Shu-hui) 1150407
Taiwan's team is participating in full force this year, with four teams each in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles, totaling 20 teams vying for the championship trophy. In the history of the Asia Championships, only Tai Tzu-ying has won three titles in 2017, 2018, and 2023; no other Taiwanese player has won a championship.
Men's singles world No. 8 "Left-handed Cannon" Lin Chun-yi returned to Taiwan for rest and training after winning the All England Badminton Open, allowing his body to recover from high-intensity competitions.
He stated that he will take it one match at a time and hopes to perform at his best. Lin Chun-yi will face China's Weng Hong-yang in the first round.
As for "Taiwan's Ace" Chou Tien-chen, he won a bronze medal in 2019, which was his career-best performance. His performance in this year's BWF events has been inconsistent, reaching the quarterfinals in only two out of seven tournaments.
Taiwan's mixed doubles pair Yeh Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin will also compete in the Asia Championships with their All England champion title. Yeh Hong-wei mentioned that returning to Taiwan for rest and training indeed helped them relax physically and mentally. They will now give their best in the Asia Championships and see how far they can go.
In the history of the Asia Championships, Taiwan's mixed doubles pairs have only won a bronze medal, achieved by Fang Chieh-min and Cheng Wen-hsing in 2008.
Additionally, Wang Chi-lin, who recently became a new father, will once again team up with Chiu Hsiang-chieh to compete in the Asia Championships. Their first-round opponents will be Malaysia's world No. 2 pair, Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. (Edited by Lin Shu-hui) 1150407