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Free Malaysia Today
3 hours ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Chou to meet Antonsen in Indonesia Open final as top 2 seeds exit
Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen fought back in both games to secure a spot in the Indonesia Open final. (AP pic) JAKARTA : Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world No 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16, 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta today 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-time 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. ADVERTISEMENT VIDCRUNCH Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Quality Auto Back 360p 240p 144p Auto Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x / Skip Ads by 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 tomorrow's final after the Chinese world No 2 beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12, 21-13 in 39 minutes.
Reuters
a day ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Chou to meet Antonsen in Indonesia Open final as top two seeds exit
June 7 (Reuters) - Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan beat world number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-16 23-21 in the Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Saturday 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 Sunday's final after the Chinese world number two beat compatriot Han Yue 21-12 21-13 in 39 minutes.
Independent Singapore
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Loh Kean Yew celebrates Taipei Open gold, first title in over a year
SINGAPORE: It was a triumphant weekend for badminton star Loh Kean Yew, who squeezed past Taiwanese player Chou Tien-chen (21-14, 15-21, 22-20) to claim the gold at the Taipei Open on Sunday (May 11). Loh, arguably the city-state's best male singles player to date, is the first Singaporean to win the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships. He accomplished this in Huelva, Spain, in 2021, at 23. He is also the first Singaporean to win the Taipei Open, his 10th career badminton title, and first in over a year. Before facing Chou, Low bested Hong Kong's Chan Yin Chak, Finland's Joakim Oldorff, Thailand's Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul, and Taiwan's Wang Tzu-wei. While the 35-year-old Chou is ranked seventh globally, Loh is ranked 11th. The Singaporean athlete's highest-ever world ranking was third, which he achieved on Nov 8, 2022. In acknowledging his victory, Loh was as humble and personable as ever, writing in posts on Instagram and Facebook the following day that he was ' Glad to be on the podium once again, and this time with a gold medal!! Couldn't have done it without my support system— the team that work tirelessly behind the scene and the sacrifices and understanding from my family.' Loh got married in early 2023, but only let the public know about it on Christmas Eve of that year, when he posted photos from when he and his wife had got engaged the year before. The couple welcomed a son in July 2024. In his latest social media post, he also thanked those who supported him last week and expressed the hope to return to Taipei because he 'already' misses 卤肉饭 (braised rice with pork and soy sauce) and 木瓜牛奶 ( a papaya milk drink that is popular in Taiwan). So far, 2025 has been a good year for Loh. At the Badminton Asia Championships in April, he took home the bronze, defeating China's Shi Yu Qi before Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn bested him. Loh credited the improvement in his game to the style of his new coach, Kim Ji-hyun. 'She's sharpened our aggression and adaptability. The changes are paying off!' Loh said in an interview with CGTN after his win over Shi. Kim, who just took on the role of national singles coach for Singapore in January, has seen some good results. Singapore's top women's singles player, Yeo Jia Min won at the German Open, scoring her first BWF title since 2019. On March 2, she breezed past Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-17. The featured photo collage is from Loh Kean Yew's Instagram account, which he credited to @daching_photo. /TISG Read also: 'The changes are paying off' — Loh Kean Yew says of new coach after stunning win against world No. 1 Shi Yuqi
CNA
11-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Loh Kean Yew upsets home favourite in Taipei Open final for first badminton title in 14 months
SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew has had some near-misses since winning the Spain Masters in March last year, notably reaching the final of the German Open two months ago. Playing in his second Badminton World Federation (BWF) showpiece clash of the year, the Singaporean seized the moment this time, ousting home favourite Chou Tien-chen 21-14, 15-21, 22-20 in the men's singles final of the Taipei Open on Sunday (May 11). The world number 11 avenged his 2024 Thailand Masters final loss to the Taiwanese, who is ranked four places above him, to seal his fourth BWF World Tour title and his first since the Spain Masters tournament. The former world champion also improved his head-to-head record against his 35-year-old opponent to 4-4 following the victory, with Chou unable to counter his attacks at the Taipei Arena. Going into the Taipei final, Loh, 27, had been in decent form this year, earning the bronze at the Badminton Asia Championships last month, as well as finishing as the German Open runner-up and progressing to the All England Open quarter-finals. In addition to taking home last year's Spain Masters title and being crowned the winner of the 2021 BWF World Championships, Loh won the Thailand Masters in 2019 and Hylo Open in 2021. In the women's singles final, Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki beat Thai Pitchamon Opatniputh 21-12, 20-22, 21-14 in a battle of two rising 18-year-olds to clinch her third BWF World Tour title.
