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Straits Times
2 days ago
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Chou Tien-chen to meet Anders Antonsen in Indonesia Open badminton final, as top two seeds exit
Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen celebrates after winning his semi-final match against Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand. PHOTO: EPA-EFE Chou Tien-chen to meet Anders Antonsen in Indonesia Open badminton final, as top two seeds exit JAKARTA - Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on June 7 to set up a final against Anders Antonsen, who defeated defending champion Shi Yuqi. Second seed Vitidsarn shot out of the blocks in both games and racked up 5-1 leads but the 35-year-old Chou showed great resilience, fighting back to secure a spot in his first final since last month's Taipei Open. China's Shi began his semi-final strongly, taking the first game 21-9, while third-seeded Antonsen was much more competitive in the second game and pounced on a string of errors from the top seed to wrest control of the match. Shi had the lead early in the tight third game but Antonsen rose to the challenge to win 9-21 21-18 21-19 - his first victory over the two-times Asian Games gold medallist since January 2024. In the women's draw, top seed An Se-young of South Korea faced third-seeded Akane Yamaguchi, the second time the pair had met in the semi-finals of a Super 1000 tournament this year. Much like their meeting at the All England Open in March, reigning Olympic champion An held off her Japanese opponent to win 21-18 21-17 and secure a spot in the Indonesia Open final for a third time in her career. An will come up against Wang Zhiyi in the June 8 final after the Chinese world number two beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12 21-13 in 39 minutes. REUTERS South Korea's An Se Young celebrates winning her semi-final match against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. PHOTO: EPA-EFE Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
12-05-2025
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ST Full-time Report: Loh Kean Yew wins Taipei Open to end 14-month title drought
Welcome to the latest edition of ST Full-time Report, where the best sports content from The Straits Times is delivered to your inbox every Monday evening. Subscribe here for the weekly updates. Dear ST reader, Singapore's badminton star Loh Kean Yew clinched his first title of the year by defeating the higher-ranked Taiwanese Chou Tien-chen to win the Taipei Open. Meanwhile, newly minted Singapore Premier League champions Lion City Sailors are eyeing a first continental title when they host the Asian Champions League Two final on May 18 at Bishan Stadium, whose capacity has been expanded to 10,000 for the showpiece. In other news, former Singapore national cricket coach Arjun Menon, who had been operations manager of Cricket Malawi since 2020, was 'brutally murdered' in his residence on May 10, said the Malawi National Council of Sports in a statement. For the latest news on Singapore sports, check out ST Sport.
The Star
11-05-2025
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- The Star
Tang Jie-Wen Tse aim better show in last stint at home meet
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Chen Tang Jie-Chan Wen Tse will get one more opportunity to shine together in the Malaysian Masters from May 20-25 at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil after a promising debut in the Taiwan Open. Tang Jie-Wen Tse made it into the last four in Taipei before going down to Indonesia's eventual champions Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu. The pair will combine one last time in the home tourney before Tang Jie will reunite with Toh Ee Wei. The 27-year-old will be keen to enjoy a memorable final outing with Wen Tse, 19, especially in front of the passionate home fans. Tang Jie reached the semi-finals with Ee Wei in last year's edition before going down to fellow Malaysians Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie, who went on to lift the title. Solid form: Loh Kean Yew beat Chou Tien-chen for the men's singles title. Meanwhile, Singapore's 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew captured the men's singles title in the Taiwan tourney after a hard fought 21-14, 15-21, 22-20 victory over home favourite Chou Tien-chen in Taipei yesterday. It was Kean Yew's first title this year while Tien-chen narrowly missed out on winning his home event for the fifth time after emerging champion in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022. FINAL RESULTS Men's singles: Loh Kean Yew (Sin) bt Chou Tien-chen (Tpe) 21-14, 15-21, 22-20. Men's doubles: Wang Chi-lin-Chiu Hsiang-chieh (Tpe) bt Kang Min-hyuk-Ki Dong-ju (Kor) 21-18, 21-15. Women's singles: Tomoka Miyazaki (Jpn) bt Pitchamon Opatniputh (Tha) 21-12, 20-22, 21-14. Women's doubles: Hsieh Pei-shan-Hung En-tzu (Tpe) bt Mizuki Otake-Miyu Takahashi (Jpn) 21-14, 21-15. Mixed doubles: Jafar Hidayatullah-Felisha Pasaribu (Ina) bt Dejan Ferdinansyah-Siti Fadia Ramadhanti (Ina) 18-21, 21-13, 21-17.
