Chou Tien-chen

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Chou Tien-chen 周天成
Personal information
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 31) Taipei, Taiwan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	381 wins, 203 losses
Highest ranking	2 (6 August 2019)
Current ranking	4 (9 February 2021)
hide Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Chinese Taipei 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 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

Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990) is a badminton player from Taiwan.^[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][4] 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.^[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
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 (6 titles, 6 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of 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
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

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[10] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are 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 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
	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		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

References[]

External links[]

• CHOU Tien Chen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• CHOU Tien Chen at BWFbadminton.com