Chou Tien-chen

Chou Tien-chen
周天成
Personal information
CountryTaiwan
Born (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record501 wins, 274 losses
Highest ranking2 (6 August 2019)
Current ranking9 (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Men's singles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Men's singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; pinyin: Zhōu Tiānchéng; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] 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] He won his first BWF Super Series title at the 2014 French Open, beating Wang Zhengming of China 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 in the finals.[4] 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
  1. ^ "周天成" (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ Hearn, Don (4 July 2016). "Chinese Taipei Open Finals – Chou Tien Chen ends 17-year wait". Badzine.
  3. ^ "Chou Tien Chen brought to tears after dream Yonex Chinese Taipei Open win". All England Open Badminton Championships. 4 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Taiwan's Chou sets national bar with Superseries triumph". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 28 October 2014.