Chou Tien-chen

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 Hylo Open titles from 2012 till 2014.

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chou.

Chou Tien-chen 周天成
Personal information
Country	Taiwan
Born	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34) Taipei, Taiwan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	507 wins, 277 losses
Highest ranking	2 (6 August 2019)
Current ranking	9 (24 September 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Chinese Taipei World Championships 2022 Tokyo Men's singles Thomas Cup 2024 Chengdu Men's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles 2014 Incheon Men's team 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team Asian Championships 2019 Wuhan Men's singles East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Men's team Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 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

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Viktor Axelsen	15–21, 17–21	Bronze

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
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Gao Huan	9–21, 9–21	Bronze
2015	Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea	Jeon Hyeok-jin	19–21, 19–21	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 (10 titles, 13 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[6]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	India Open	Super 500	Shi Yuqi	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2018	German Open	Super 300	Ng Ka Long	21–19, 18–21, 21–18	Winner
2018	Singapore Open	Super 500	Hsu Jen-hao	21–13, 21–13	Winner
2018	Korea Open	Super 500	Tommy Sugiarto	21–13, 21–16	Winner
2018	Denmark Open	Super 750	Kento Momota	20–22, 21–16, 15–21	Runner-up
2018	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Kento Momota	13–21, 21–11, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Anders Antonsen	21–18, 24–26, 21–15	Winner
2019	Thailand Open	Super 500	Ng Ka Long	21–14, 11–21, 23–21	Winner
2019	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Heo Kwang-hee	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2019	Korea Open	Super 500	Kento Momota	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Fuzhou China Open	Super 750	Kento Momota	15–21, 21–17, 18–21	Runner-up
2020	All England Open	Super 1000	Viktor Axelsen	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2021	French Open	Super 750	Kanta Tsuneyama	21–15, 8–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Viktor Axelsen	10–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2022	Taipei Open	Super 300	Kodai Naraoka	14–21, 21–10, 21–6	Winner
2022	Japan Open	Super 750	Kenta Nishimoto	19–21, 23–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Hylo Open	Super 300	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	21–18, 11–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2023	Swiss Open	Super 300	Koki Watanabe	20–22, 21–18, 12–21	Runner-up
2023	Hylo Open	Super 300	Lee Cheuk Yiu	21–23, 21–17, 21–10	Winner
2024	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Loh Kean Yew	21–16, 6–21, 21–16	Winner
2024	Swiss Open	Super 300	Lin Chun-yi	21–7, 20–22, 21–23	Runner-up
2024	Japan Open	Super 750	Alex Lanier	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2024	Arctic Open	Super 500	Jonatan Christie	21–18, 21–17	Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

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

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

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

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's singles

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

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 August 2024.^[9]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Bao Chunlai 1 0 1 –1 Chen Long 10 0 10 –10 Du Pengyu 4 1 3 –2 Lin Dan 10 3 7 –4 Shi Yuqi 13 4 9 –5 Tian Houwei 4 4 0 +4 Zhao Junpeng 5 3 2 +1 Viktor Axelsen 23 4 19 –15 Anders Antonsen 11 7 4 +3 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 12 6 6 0 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 9 7 2 +5 Rajiv Ouseph 3 1 2 –1 Kevin Cordón 1 1 0 +1 Parupalli Kashyap 7 5 2 +3 Srikanth Kidambi 9 6 3 +3 B. Sai Praneeth 5 5 0 +5 Prannoy H. S. 13 7 6 +1 Lakshya Sen 5 3 2 +1

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 15 6 9 –3 Taufik Hidayat 3 1 2 –1 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 4 4 0 +4 Tommy Sugiarto 10 5 5 0 Kento Momota 16 2 14 –12 Kodai Naraoka 4 4 0 +4 Sho Sasaki 4 3 1 +2 Lee Chong Wei 7 0 7 –7 Lee Zii Jia 10 5 5 0 Liew Daren 7 5 2 +3 Loh Kean Yew 7 4 3 +1 Heo Kwang-hee 3 2 1 +1 Lee Hyun-il 4 1 3 –2 Son Wan-ho 11 3 8 –5 Boonsak Ponsana 7 4 3 +1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 4 2 2 0 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 7 6 1 +5 Nguyễn Tiến Minh 5 2 3 –1

Personal life

After winning the 2024 Thailand Masters,^[10] Chou revealed that he had been diagnosed with early-stage colorectal cancer the previous year and underwent a colectomy.^[11]

Chou was baptized as a Christian in 2012.^[11]

References

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.
5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
8. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
9. "Chou Tien-chen Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
10. Li, Chien-chung; Kao, Evelyn (4 February 2024). "Taiwan badminton ace Chou wins men's singles title at Thailand Masters". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
11. Li, Chien-chung; Chao, Yen-hsiang (5 February 2024). "BADMINTON/'I made it through': Chou Tien-chen conquers cancer on way to title". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2024. During a break at the beginning of 2023, Chou realized he had not had a full physical for two or three years, so he decided to have one done. To his surprise, he was diagnosed with early stage colorectal cancer after undergoing a colonoscopy, and soon had an operation to remove the cancerous part of his colon. "Actually, the other doctor I saw then thought the cancer was not bad and told me to have a follow-up appointment a year later. But that didn't make sense to me, so I decided to do the operation," Chou recalled. To prevent the cancer from spreading, the doctor cut more of Chou's large intestine than usual and had to use a clip that can be absorbed by human body to help the internal wound heal. "Perhaps it was because I did enough good deeds so I could witness the Lord's glory, or perhaps what I did was not enough so the Lord let me find it out earlier so as to live a bit longer and do more," said Chou, a pious Christian, of his cancer, able to joke about himself in hindsight. Chou was baptized in 2012 at Kao's suggestion after undergoing a slump, according to Christian Daily.

External links

• Chou Tien Chen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Chou Tien Chen at BWFBadminton.com