Chou Tien-chen explained

Chou Tien-chen
周天成
Size:250px
Country:Taiwan
Birth Date:1990 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Height:1.80NaN0
Weight:78kg (172lb)
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's singles
Career Record:507 wins, 277 losses
Highest Ranking:2
Date Of Highest Ranking:6 August 2019
Current Ranking:9
Date Of Current Ranking:24 September 2024
Bwf Id:41A01287-FA86-45C1-B980-860FC1C2DEB4

Chou Tien-chen (; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999.[2] [3] He won his first BWF Super Series title at the 2014 French Open, beating Wang Zhengming of China 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 in the finals.[4] He is the record holder of three consecutive Hylo Open titles from 2012 till 2014.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Asian Games

Men's singles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Gao Huan9–21, 9–21 Bronze
2015Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin19–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

BWF World Tour (10 titles, 13 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018India OpenSuper 500 Shi Yuqi18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2018German OpenSuper 300 Ng Ka Long21–19, 18–21, 21–18 Winner
2018Singapore OpenSuper 500 Hsu Jen-hao21–13, 21–13 Winner
2018Korea OpenSuper 500 Tommy Sugiarto21–13, 21–16 Winner
2018Denmark OpenSuper 750 Kento Momota20–22, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Kento Momota13–21, 21–11, 16–21 Runner-up
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Anders Antonsen21–18, 24–26, 21–15 Winner
2019Thailand OpenSuper 500 Ng Ka Long21–14, 11–21, 23–21 Winner
2019Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300 Heo Kwang-hee21–12, 21–13 Winner
2019Korea OpenSuper 500 Kento Momota19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Kento Momota15–21, 21–17, 18–21 Runner-up
2020All England OpenSuper 1000 Viktor Axelsen13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2021French OpenSuper 750 Kanta Tsuneyama21–15, 8–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2022Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Viktor Axelsen10–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2022Taipei OpenSuper 300 Kodai Naraoka14–21, 21–10, 21–6 Winner
2022Japan OpenSuper 750 Kenta Nishimoto19–21, 23–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2022Hylo OpenSuper 300 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting21–18, 11–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2023Swiss OpenSuper 300 Koki Watanabe20–22, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up
2023Hylo OpenSuper 300 Lee Cheuk Yiu21–23, 21–17, 21–10 Winner
2024Thailand MastersSuper 300 Loh Kean Yew21–16, 6–21, 21–16 Winner
2024Swiss OpenSuper 300 Lin Chun-yi21–7, 20–22, 21–23 Runner-up
2024Japan OpenSuper 750 Alex Lanier17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2024Arctic OpenSuper 500 Jonatan Christie21–18, 21–17 Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014French Open Wang Zhengming10–21, 25–23, 21–19 Winner
2015French Open Lee Chong Wei13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017India Open Viktor Axelsen13–21, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Dutch Open Hsueh Hsuan-yi21–18, 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Canada Open Lin Yu-hsien15–21, 21–16, 21–9 Winner
2012Chinese Taipei Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012Bitburger Open Marc Zwiebler21–19, 21–12 Winner
2013Bitburger Open Marc Zwiebler13–21, 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2014U.S. Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh19–21, 21–14, 19–21 Runner-up
2014Bitburger Open Scott Evans21–17, 21–10 Winner
2015Chinese Taipei Open Chen Long21–15, 9–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2016German Open Lin Dan21–15, 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016Chinese Taipei Open Qiao Bin21–18, 21–17 Winner
2016Macau Open Zhao Junpeng11–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017German Open Wang Tzu-wei21–16, 21–14 Winner
2017Chinese Taipei Open Wang Tzu-wei18–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012Iceland International Ha Young-woong21–19, 23–21 Winner
2012Norwegian International Tan Chun Seang21–17, 21–12 Winner
2012Welsh International Kuan Beng Hong21–15, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 August 2024.[9]

PlayerMatchesWinLost
Bao Chunlai1 0 1 –1
Chen Long10 0 10 –10
Du Pengyu4 1 3 –2
Lin Dan10 3 7 –4
Shi Yuqi13 4 9 –5
Tian Houwei4 4 0 +4
Zhao Junpeng5 3 2 +1
Viktor Axelsen23 4 19 –15
Anders Antonsen11 7 4 +3
Jan Ø. Jørgensen12 6 6 0
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus9 7 2 +5
Rajiv Ouseph3 1 2 –1
Kevin Cordón1 1 0 +1
Parupalli Kashyap7 5 2 +3
Srikanth Kidambi9 6 3 +3
B. Sai Praneeth5 5 0 +5
Prannoy H. S.13 7 6 +1
Lakshya Sen5 3 2 +1
PlayerMatchesWinLost
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting15 6 9 –3
Taufik Hidayat3 1 2 –1
Sony Dwi Kuncoro4 4 0 +4
Tommy Sugiarto10 5 5 0
Kento Momota16 2 14 –12
Kodai Naraoka4 4 0 +4
Sho Sasaki4 3 1 +2
Lee Chong Wei7 0 7 –7
Lee Zii Jia10 5 5 0
Liew Daren7 5 2 +3
Loh Kean Yew7 4 3 +1
Heo Kwang-hee3 2 1 +1
Lee Hyun-il4 1 3 –2
Son Wan-ho11 3 8 –5
Boonsak Ponsana7 4 3 +1
Kunlavut Vitidsarn4 2 2 0
Kantaphon Wangcharoen7 6 1 +5
Nguyễn Tiến Minh5 2 3 –1

Personal life

After winning the 2024 Thailand Masters,[10] Chou revealed that he had been diagnosed with early-stage colorectal cancer the previous year and underwent a colectomy.

Chou was baptized as a Christian in 2012.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 周天成 . Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee . 11 February 2021 . zh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201083614/https://www.tpenoc.net/athlete/tien-chen-chou/ . 1 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Hearn . Don . Chinese Taipei Open Finals – Chou Tien Chen ends 17-year wait . Badzine . 4 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Chou Tien Chen brought to tears after dream Yonex Chinese Taipei Open win. 4 July 2016. All England Open Badminton Championships. 3 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910074843/http://www.allenglandbadminton.com/chou-tien-chen-brought-to-tears-after-dream-yonex-chinese-taipei-open-win/. 10 September 2016. dead.
  4. News: Taiwan's Chou sets national bar with Superseries triumph . Central News Agency . Taipei Times . 28 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  7. Web site: BWF Launches Super Series . Badminton Australia . 15 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 . dead . 6 October 2007.
  8. Web site: Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event . IBadmintonstore . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx . dead . 2 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Chou Tien-chen Head to Head . BWF-Tournament Software . 13 August 2024.
  10. News: Li . Chien-chung . Kao . Evelyn . Taiwan badminton ace Chou wins men's singles title at Thailand Masters . 9 February 2024 . Central News Agency . 4 February 2024.
  11. News: Li . Chien-chung . Chao . Yen-hsiang . BADMINTON/'I made it through': Chou Tien-chen conquers cancer on way to title . 9 February 2024 . Central News Agency . 5 February 2024 . During a break at the beginning of 2023, Chou realized he had not had a full physical for two or three years, so he decided to have one done. To his surprise, he was diagnosed with early stage colorectal cancer after undergoing a colonoscopy, and soon had an operation to remove the cancerous part of his colon. "Actually, the other doctor I saw then thought the cancer was not bad and told me to have a follow-up appointment a year later. But that didn't make sense to me, so I decided to do the operation," Chou recalled. To prevent the cancer from spreading, the doctor cut more of Chou's large intestine than usual and had to use a clip that can be absorbed by human body to help the internal wound heal. "Perhaps it was because I did enough good deeds so I could witness the Lord's glory, or perhaps what I did was not enough so the Lord let me find it out earlier so as to live a bit longer and do more," said Chou, a pious Christian, of his cancer, able to joke about himself in hindsight. Chou was baptized in 2012 at Kao's suggestion after undergoing a slump, according to Christian Daily..

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