Chou Tien-chen
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| Country |  Republic of China (Taiwan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1990 Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 275 wins, 164 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career title(s) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 4 (24 August 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 4 (27 September 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990[1]) is a badminton player from Taiwan, representing Chinese Taipei. In 2016 he became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold men’s singles title 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.
Achievements
Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Jonatan Christie
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18–21, 22–20, 15–21 |  Silver
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Summer Universiade
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |  Jeon Hyeok-jin
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19–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |  Gao Huan
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9–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Chiang Kai-hsin
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Zhang Nan Lu Lu
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19–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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BWF World Tour
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 |
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| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Tommy Sugiarto
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21–13, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Hsu Jen-hao
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21–13, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 |  Ng Ka Long
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21–19, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 | Shi Yuqi
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18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features 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 |
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| 2017 | India Open |  Viktor Axelsen
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13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | French Open |  Lee Chong Wei
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13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | French Open | Wang Zhengming
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10–21, 25–23, 21–19 | Winner
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Chinese Taipei Open | Wang Tzu-wei
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18–21, 21–19, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2017 | German Open | Wang Tzu-wei
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Macau Open | Zhao Junpeng
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11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | Qiao Bin
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21–18, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2016 | German Open | Lin Dan
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21–15, 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Open | Chen Long
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21–15, 9–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Bitburger Open |  Scott Evans
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21–17, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2014 | U.S. Open |  Nguyễn Tiến Minh
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19–21, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Bitburger Open |  Marc Zwiebler
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13–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2012 | Bitburger Open | Marc Zwiebler
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21–19, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2012 | Chinese Taipei Open | Nguyễn Tiến Minh
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11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Canada Open | Lin Yu-hsien
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15–21, 21–16, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2011 | Dutch Open | Hsueh Hsuan-yi
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21–18, 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Welsh International | Kuan Beng Hong
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21–15, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2012 | Norwegian International | Tan Chun Seang
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21–17, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2012 | Iceland International | Ha Young-woong
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21–19, 23–21 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Iceland International | Chiang Mei-hui
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 Helgi Johannesson Elin Thora Eliasdottir
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21–16, 21–9 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "www.tournamentsoftware.com".
- ^ "CHINESE TAIPEI OPEN Finals – Chou Tien Chen ends 17-year wait".
- ^ 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!".
- ^ "Chou Tien Chen brought to tears after dream Yonex Chinese Taipei Open win". 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Taiwan's Chou sets national bar with Superseries triumph". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 28 October 2014.
- ^ "FRENCH OPEN 2014 Finals – Historic Chou!".
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- CHOU Tien Chen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- CHOU Tien Chen at BWFBadminton.com
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 12 November 2024 | |
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- Taiwanese male badminton players
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Sportspeople from Taipei
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Taiwan
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Universiade medalists in badminton