Chou Tien-chen

Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990[1]) is a badminton player from Taiwan, representing Chinese Taipei. 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][4] He won his first BWF Super Series title at the 2014 Yonex French Open, beating Wang Zhengming of China 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 in the finals.[5][6] He is the record holder of three consecutive Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold titles from 2012 till 2014.

Chou against Nguyễn Tiến Minh in the final of 2014 U.S. Open

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chou.
Chou Tien-chen
周天成
Personal information
Country Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record370 wins, 198 losses
Highest ranking2 (6 August 2019)
Current ranking2 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta Men's singles
2014 Incheon Men's team
2018 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
2019 Wuhan Men's singles
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Men's team
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzen Mixed team
2013 Kazan Men's doubles
2013 Kazan Mixed team
2015 Gwangju Men's singles
Asian Junior Championships
2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Jonatan Christie 18–21, 22–20, 15–21 Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Shi Yuqi 20–22, 18–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 19–21, 19–21 Bronze
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Gao Huan 9–21, 9–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Chiang Kai-hsin Zhang Nan
Lu Lu		 19–21, 19–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2020 All England Open Super 1000 Viktor Axelsen 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Kento Momota 15–21, 21–17, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Korea Open Super 500 Kento Momota 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Heo Kwang-hee 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2019 Thailand Open Super 500 Ng Ka Long 21–14, 11–21, 23–21 Winner
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Anders Antonsen 21–18, 24–26, 21–15 Winner
2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Kento Momota 13–21, 21–11, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Kento Momota 20–22, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2018 Korea Open Super 500 Tommy Sugiarto 21–13, 21–16 Winner
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Hsu Jen-hao 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2018 German Open Super 300 Ng Ka Long 21–19, 18–21, 21–18 Winner
2018 India Open Super 500 Shi Yuqi 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 India Open Viktor Axelsen 13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015 French Open Lee Chong Wei 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2014 French Open Wang Zhengming 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 Winner
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

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

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Wang Tzu-wei 18–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner
2017 German Open Wang Tzu-wei 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2016 Macau Open Zhao Junpeng 11–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Open Qiao Bin 21–18, 21–17 Winner
2016 German Open Lin Dan 21–15, 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Open Chen Long 21–15, 9–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2014 Bitburger Open Scott Evans 21–17, 21–10 Winner
2014 U.S. Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh 19–21, 21–14, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 Bitburger Open Marc Zwiebler 13–21, 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2012 Bitburger Open Marc Zwiebler 21–19, 21–12 Winner
2012 Chinese Taipei Open Nguyễn Tiến Minh 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012 Canada Open Lin Yu-hsien 15–21, 21–16, 21–9 Winner
2011 Dutch Open Hsueh Hsuan-yi 21–18, 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Welsh International Kuan Beng Hong 21–15, 21–13 Winner
2012 Norwegian International Tan Chun Seang 21–17, 21–12 Winner
2012 Iceland International Ha Young-woong 21–19, 23–21 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Iceland International Chiang Mei-hui Helgi Jóhannesson
Elín Þóra Elíasdóttir		 21–16, 21–9 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "www.tournamentsoftware.com".
  2. "CHINESE TAIPEI OPEN Finals – Chou Tien Chen ends 17-year wait".
  3. Liew, Badminton News Articles from BadmintonPlanet.com - Choong Hoong. "Chou Tien Chen wins Chinese Taipei Open - Latest Badminton News Articles , Badminton Rules, Badminton Strategies for Singles and Doubles, Badminton History,Badminton Photos!".
  4. "Chou Tien Chen brought to tears after dream Yonex Chinese Taipei Open win". 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. "Taiwan's Chou sets national bar with Superseries triumph". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 28 October 2014.
  6. "FRENCH OPEN 2014 Finals – Historic Chou!".
  7. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  8. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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