BADMINTON
Taiwan’s Chou advances
Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen yesterday advanced to the second round at the Singapore Open after defeating Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-17, 21-6. Chou is to play Canada’s Brian Yang today for a place in the quarter-finals. There was success for Taiwanese in doubles play as well. In the men’s doubles, Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen eliminated Danish pair Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard 21-18, 21-16, while in an all-Taiwan encounter Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin eliminated Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan 21-12, 12-21, 21-12. In the mixed doubles Yang and Hu Ling-fang beat Japan’s Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino 13-21, 21-15, 21-17.
BASEBALL
Taipei Dome to host games
Taiwan are to play all five of their Group B games in the Premier12 tournament in November at the Taipei Dome, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) said. After the Group B opener featuring Japan and Australia in Nagoya on Nov. 13, Taiwan are to host South Korea the next day, the schedule of the WBSC’s flagship tournament showed yesterday. The opener at the Vantelin Dome in Nagoya is the only Group B game not to take place in Taiwan. Taiwan are also to play the Dominican Republic on Nov. 14, Japan on Nov. 16, Australia on Nov. 17 and Cuba on Nov. 18. The game on Nov. 15 between Japan and South Korea, who were champions at the previous two editions of the Premier12, is the only non-Taiwan game being played at the Taipei Dome. The other eight games are to be held at Tianmu Stadium in Taipei. World No. 2 Mexico are to host Group A, which includes the Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, the US and Venezuela, from Nov. 9 to 14. The top two teams in the two six-team groups advance to the Super Round in Japan.
SOCCER
Jorn Andersen quits HK
Norwegian Jorn Andersen, who took Hong Kong to their first Asian Cup finals in 56 years, yesterday quit as coach to take up an offer elsewhere. The 61-year-old, whose CV includes a stint as boss of North Korea, confirmed rumors of his departure at an emotional news conference in the territory. “I have recently received an invitation from a club outside [Hong Kong] that presents an opportunity I simply cannot refuse,” said Andersen, who had about a year left on his contract. “It is with great regret that I now bid farewell to the Hong Kong football scene.” Local media reported that Andersen might be headed to a club in mainland China.
GOLF
Tai to play US Masters
Young amateur golfer Hiroshi Tai is to be the first Singaporean to play in the US Masters after he won the national college championship in the US. The 22-year-old, who studies at Georgia Tech, won the NCAA Individual Men’s Championship in California on Monday by one stroke to earn a place at Augusta in April next year and a major debut at next month’s US Open at Pinehurst. “It means a lot,” the amateur world No. 70 Tai told the Golf Channel after surviving a late triple-bogey on his way to a one-under 71 in the final round. “All the guys in the team have really helped me a lot.”
Taiwan kept their hopes of advancing to next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Saturday, backed by solid pitching. Taiwan last night played against Nicaragua. As of press time, Nicaragua was leading 6-0. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan on Saturday kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen struck out one and allowed no hits, except for a hit-by-pitch over
Taiwan kept its hopes of advancing to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome last night, backed by solid pitching. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The win was crucial for Taiwan, as a loss would have eliminated the team from contention for the next WBC. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen (沙子宸) struck out one and allowed no hits, except for
Team Taiwan are set to face Spain in a win-or-go-home match tonight for the final berth at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), despite losing to Nicaragua 6-0 in the WBC qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Sunday. The home team’s loss on Sunday means Nicaragua finish first in the qualifier round in Taipei with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to next year’s finals. After crushing South Africa 9-1 earlier on Sunday, Spain took second place in the four-team qualifier with a 2-1 record. With a 1-2 record, Taiwan finished third while South Africa placed at the bottom with
Team Taiwan avoided missing the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time by defeating Spain 6-3 in a do-or-die game in Taipei last night. After narrowly escaping a mercy-rule loss to Spain in the WBC Qualifiers opener on Friday last week, the home team — winner of last year's WBSC Premier12 title three months ago — got their revenge against the 2023 European champions at Taipei Dome. "It felt quite different from when we won the Premier12," Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲) said after the game, recalling the ups and downs the team has experienced over the past few days. Unlike in
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