https://www.scmp.com/rss/519352/feed The latest news on Chou Tien-chen, Taiwanese badminton player, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Crowd favourite Chou Tien-chen said he had no excuses for his agonising Saturday night Li-Ning Hong Kong Open semi-final defeat by unseeded Lakshya Sen. Taiwan’s Chou, the No 3 seed, who has returned to the elite end of his sport following a cancer diagnosis two years ago, lost 23-21, 22-20 in a gripping 56-minute clash with tenacious Indian Sen. Li Shifeng of China, the No 2 seed, overcame France’s Christo Popov 21-18, 21-19 in the other last-four clash. Chou was furious that Sen got away with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325448/crowd-favourite-and-cancer-survivor-chou-tien-chen-suffers-agonising-hong-kong-open-loss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325448/crowd-favourite-and-cancer-survivor-chou-tien-chen-suffers-agonising-hong-kong-open-loss?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 13:37:41 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Victor Lai Ho-chun was brought crashing back down to Earth with a bump on Tuesday, losing in the qualifying rounds of the Li-Ning Hong Kong Open. Less than 10 days after claiming bronze at the Badminton World Championships, the Canadian, whose parents are from Hong Kong, was stunned 21-12, 21-15 by Hongkonger and world No 40 Jason Gunawan at the Coliseum. Gunawan beat Indonesia’s Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah in the first qualifying round 21-15, 21-13 before knocking out Lai. He will face Alwi Farhan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324899/hong-kong-open-jason-gunawan-stuns-victor-lai-badminton-qualifiers-faces-farhan-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324899/hong-kong-open-jason-gunawan-stuns-victor-lai-badminton-qualifiers-faces-farhan-next?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:31:01 +0000 Reuters Reuters Victor Lai became the first Canadian to win a Badminton World Championships medal after reaching the men’s semi-finals in Paris on Friday, while champion An Se-young continued to dominate the women’s singles. Unseeded Lai sprang an upset by beating Singapore’s 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew. The 20-year-old Canadian fell 17-12 down in the first game but kept his composure to overcome the ninth seed 22-20, 21-18 in their quarter-final clash. “Unbelievable, I’m still shocked,” Lai said. “I think... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323742/singapores-loh-stunned-unseeded-lai-badminton-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3323742/singapores-loh-stunned-unseeded-lai-badminton-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 02:46:24 +0000 Hong Kong’s hopes of success at the Singapore Open rest with mixed doubles pair Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet the only ones to make it through Thursday’s matches. The world No 7s dispatched Indonesia’s Hafiz Faizal and Serena Kani in just 28 minutes, winning 21-16, 21-10 in their round of 16 encounter. They are likely to face a sterner test on Friday in the quarter-finals against Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai, despite beating their Malaysian opponents in all five previous... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3185331/singapore-open-mixed-doubles-pair-tang-and-tse-fly-flag-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3185331/singapore-open-mixed-doubles-pair-tang-and-tse-fly-flag-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:24:27 +0000 Hong Kong’s No 1 shuttler Angus Ng Ka-long continued his comeback with a battling last-16 win at the Indonesia Masters on Thursday, but now faces the toughest possible test of his credentials against world No 1 Viktor Axelsen. Ng, who returned to the tour this week after months out following a battle with Covid-19, beat his second Chinese opponent in two outings in Jakarta. seeing off Zhao Junpeng in three games. With “confidence gained”, Ng now heads into a daunting quarter-final clash with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181089/indonesia-masters-angus-ng-ka-long-sets-daunting-quarter-final-date?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181089/indonesia-masters-angus-ng-ka-long-sets-daunting-quarter-final-date?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:08:39 +0000