The mixed Taiwanese badminton team grabbed the bronze medal at the Australian Youth Olympics Festival, opened to rising stars. Played as one singles per sex, one doubles per sex, and mixed doubles, the Taiwan team, made of 16-18 year olds, beat New Zealand in the first round. Then they lost a 3-2 match against Malaysia before coming back to beat Great Britain 5-0 for the bronze medal.
Good job!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Flashback...2001 East Asian Games
Lin Yung-Hsi was the last Taiwanese gymnast at the Olympic Games. In Sydney 2000, he finished 51st in qualifying.
At the 2001 East Asian Games, he placed 2nd on the vault
Here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLoorZEbuHA
His first vault is a half on twisting (can't tell how many twists) move. Good and clean in the air. Goes a little bit more horizontally than vertically than I'd like though.
His second vault is a double front. Again it's good in the air, but he lands low and has to take multiple steps.
Gymnastics in Taiwan is not very popular. At international meets, the men do better than the women. The best events in Taiwan have historically been rings, vault, and pommel horse.
At the 2001 East Asian Games, he placed 2nd on the vault
Here is the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLoorZEbuHA
His first vault is a half on twisting (can't tell how many twists) move. Good and clean in the air. Goes a little bit more horizontally than vertically than I'd like though.
His second vault is a double front. Again it's good in the air, but he lands low and has to take multiple steps.
Gymnastics in Taiwan is not very popular. At international meets, the men do better than the women. The best events in Taiwan have historically been rings, vault, and pommel horse.
Australian Open Preview
It's the Pacific Asia Grand Slam!!!!
So Taiwan has three women in the main draw: Hsieh Su-Wei, Chang Kai-Chen, and Chan Yung-Jan. Yung-Jan successfully made it out of qualifying. (Woot!) She had to win three matches and only lost ten games in the process. A huge Taiwanese contingent was there (probably over 500).
Hsieh plays Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, who is playing in her first Australian Open. Chang plays Top 10 player Australian Samantha Stosur (solace is Stosur is dreadful playing in her home country and Chang beat her last year in Osaka). Chang got a horrible draw and is playing Daniela Hantuchova.
In doubles, Hsieh is playing with her friend Shuai Peng. Chang is playing with another Chinese-Yan Zi coming back from maternity leave. And of course, Yung-Jan will be playing with her sister. Draws will be announced later. Unfortunately top 50 ranked Chuang Chia-Jung is out with injury and can't play.
In men's singles, Lu Yen-Hsun plays Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain. Hidalgo is ranked about 30 places below Lu and has never won a match here. (So please please win your match Rendy....)
In qualifying, Taiwan had three men: Jimmy Wang lost first round while Ti Chen and Yang Tsung-Hua lost in the second round.
That's it for now. It'd be great to see if the same people who watched Chan Yung-Jan come out and watch more of the Australian Open!
So Taiwan has three women in the main draw: Hsieh Su-Wei, Chang Kai-Chen, and Chan Yung-Jan. Yung-Jan successfully made it out of qualifying. (Woot!) She had to win three matches and only lost ten games in the process. A huge Taiwanese contingent was there (probably over 500).
Hsieh plays Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino, who is playing in her first Australian Open. Chang plays Top 10 player Australian Samantha Stosur (solace is Stosur is dreadful playing in her home country and Chang beat her last year in Osaka). Chang got a horrible draw and is playing Daniela Hantuchova.
In doubles, Hsieh is playing with her friend Shuai Peng. Chang is playing with another Chinese-Yan Zi coming back from maternity leave. And of course, Yung-Jan will be playing with her sister. Draws will be announced later. Unfortunately top 50 ranked Chuang Chia-Jung is out with injury and can't play.
In men's singles, Lu Yen-Hsun plays Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo of Spain. Hidalgo is ranked about 30 places below Lu and has never won a match here. (So please please win your match Rendy....)
In qualifying, Taiwan had three men: Jimmy Wang lost first round while Ti Chen and Yang Tsung-Hua lost in the second round.
That's it for now. It'd be great to see if the same people who watched Chan Yung-Jan come out and watch more of the Australian Open!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
2013 BWF Super Series Kicks Off
Korea Open in Seoul
Taiwan's entries:
Men's Singles-
Hsu Jen Hao and Chou Tien Chen
Women's Singles-
Tai Tzu Ying (only 18 years of age), Cheng Shao Chieh, Pai Hsiao Ma, and Hsu Ya Ching (made it out of qualifying)
Men's Doubles-
Lee Sheng Mu and Tsai Chia Hsin
Women's Doubles-
Hung Shih Chieh and Wu Fang Chien
Cheng Wen Hsing and Hsieh Pei Chen
Chang Kai Hsin and Tsai Pei Ling
Mixed Doubles-
Lee Sheng Mu and Cheng Wen Hsing
Couple entries failed in qualification
Here's a choppy video of Hsueh Hsuan Yi losing in the final qualifying round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R42Ilk1gaHM
Taiwan's entries:
Men's Singles-
Hsu Jen Hao and Chou Tien Chen
Women's Singles-
Tai Tzu Ying (only 18 years of age), Cheng Shao Chieh, Pai Hsiao Ma, and Hsu Ya Ching (made it out of qualifying)
Men's Doubles-
Lee Sheng Mu and Tsai Chia Hsin
Women's Doubles-
Hung Shih Chieh and Wu Fang Chien
Cheng Wen Hsing and Hsieh Pei Chen
Chang Kai Hsin and Tsai Pei Ling
Mixed Doubles-
Lee Sheng Mu and Cheng Wen Hsing
Couple entries failed in qualification
Here's a choppy video of Hsueh Hsuan Yi losing in the final qualifying round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R42Ilk1gaHM
Sunday, January 6, 2013
More from the Chan Sisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeSqzYEym3s
Here are some comments the Chan sisters gave to the media. Basically they said they needed to focus more but that this was a great start to the season.
Yung-Chan speaks first and younger sis Hao-Ching speaks second in the video.
Here are some comments the Chan sisters gave to the media. Basically they said they needed to focus more but that this was a great start to the season.
Yung-Chan speaks first and younger sis Hao-Ching speaks second in the video.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Chan Sisters take Shenzhen Open
Congrats to Hao-Ching and Yung-Jan for capturing the Shenzhen Open! The first seeds stayed true to form, and this is the first title for the duo together. They beat Irina Buryachok of Ukraine and Valeria Solovieva 6-0 7-5. They started the week off blitzing Alexandra Candatu and Anne Keothavong 6-0 6-1. In the quarters they had to survive a super tiebreaker and a tiebreaker in the semis. Congrats!
On another note, Su-Wei lost her second match and had to pull out of doubles with her sister. WTA states that she had a right forearm injury. But on facebook, Su-Wei calmed her fans saying that it was just a 24 hour thing. She's signed up for Hobart this week, so hoepfully this is just a minor scare. She plays her good friend Shuai Peng in the first round and is not signed up for doubles.
Hao-Ching wil play Syndey this week in doubles with Alicja Rosolska of Poland. Yung-Jan is probably going to be in Melbourne preparing for the Australian Open qualifying.
Good luck!
On another note, Su-Wei lost her second match and had to pull out of doubles with her sister. WTA states that she had a right forearm injury. But on facebook, Su-Wei calmed her fans saying that it was just a 24 hour thing. She's signed up for Hobart this week, so hoepfully this is just a minor scare. She plays her good friend Shuai Peng in the first round and is not signed up for doubles.
Hao-Ching wil play Syndey this week in doubles with Alicja Rosolska of Poland. Yung-Jan is probably going to be in Melbourne preparing for the Australian Open qualifying.
Good luck!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
10 things I want to see in 2013
Some are more realistic than others
1.
Tennis player Hsieh Su-Wei to maintain her
ranking in the top 30
2.
Fourth of the medals table at East Asian Games
3.
Figure skater qualify past the first round at
the World Championships
4.
Luger Lien Te-An successfully qualify for the
2014 Olympics
5.
Jeremy Lin leads Rockets to the playoffs
6.
Golfer Yani Tseng to hold on to her number 1
ranking
7.
Advance out of pool play at the World Baseball
Classic
8.
Top 6 finish for both national basketball teams
at the FIBA Asia Championships
9.
Footballer Victor Chou to recover from his foot
surgery
10.
Jimmy Wang to break back into top 100 of the ATP
rankings
What would you like to see of Taiwanese athletes this
year?
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