Chou Tien-chen Bags Second Bronze at Badminton Asia Championships in Men’s Singles

Taipei: Taiwan's top male shuttler Chou Tien-chen secured his second Badminton Asia Championships bronze medal on Saturday after a straight-game loss to China's world No. 2 Shi Yuqi in the men's singles semifinals in Ningbo. According to Focus Taiwan, World No. 6 Chou fell to Shi 21-9, 21-13 in 44 minutes, marking his 15th loss in 20 career meetings with the Chinese player. Chou trailed for most of the match and only drew level once in each game. His best chance came in Game 2, when he erased a five-point deficit to tie at 10-10, before Shi responded with an 11-3 run to close out the match. Despite the loss, the 36-year-old became the first Taiwanese male player to win two bronze medals at the tournament, having previously done so in 2019. All Taiwanese players had been eliminated from the tournament as of Saturday.