Taiwan's Chou Tien-Chen Snatches China Open Title at Age 36
Chou Tien-chen beat Toma Junior Popov in three games to claim his first Super 1000 title since 2019 and become the oldest champion at 36.
- On Sunday, 36-year-old Chou Tien-chen defeated Toma Junior Popov of France 21-15, 7-21, 21-13 in the China Open men's singles final, claiming his first Super 1000 title since winning the Indonesia Open in 2019.
- The 64-minute final at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre ended Taiwan's 30-year wait for a China Open men's singles title, with Fung Permadi having last won the crown in 1996.
- "I never thought I would reach the final," Chou said, dedicating his performance to physiotherapist Victoria Kao and his support team who prepared him daily.
- Earlier on Sunday, Japan's Akane Yamaguchi defeated Chen Yufei in the women's singles final 21-18, 21-16, while China's Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning claimed the women's doubles title.
- Chou's triumph followed a first-round loss to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen at the Japan Open last week, with the veteran crediting consistent training and a positive mindset for his recovery.
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Chou Tien-chen takes gold in China Open at age 36
Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen (周天成) became the oldest winner of a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 1000 title yesterday after defeating France’s Toma Junior Popov in the China Open men’s singles final.World No. 6 Chou beat world No. 16 Popov in a three-game match 21-15, 7-21, 21-13.Chou entered yest
Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen snatches China Open title at age 36
World number six Chou vanquished 27-year-old Toma Junior Popov of France in three games, 21-15, 7-21, 21-13, to claim his first Super 1000 title since winning the Indonesia Open in 2019. The veteran needed just over an hour to seal the outcome in the championship matchup in Changzhou, eastern China. When an official video review showed that a final return from Popov had dropped out of bounds, an exhausted and emotional Chou kneeled face-down on …
The 27-year-old French badist lost on Sunday in the China Open final against Taiwanese Chou Tien Chen (15-21, 21-7, 13-21).
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