# Chou Tien-chen

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Taiwanese badminton player (born 1990)

In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *[Chou](/source/Zhou_(surname))*.

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Chou Tien-chen 周天成 Chou in 2022 Personal information Born (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 36) Taipei, Taiwan Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 78 kg (172 lb) Sport Country Taiwan Sport Badminton Handedness Right Men's singles Career record 543 wins, 303 losses Highest ranking 2 (6 August 2019) Current ranking 6 (21 April 2026) BWF profile 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 2026 Ningbo 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

**Chou Tien-chen** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 周天成; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Zhōu Tiānchéng*; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese [badminton](/source/Badminton) player.[1] He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the [Chinese Taipei Open](/source/Taipei_Open_(badminton)) in 2016 since Indonesian-born [Fung Permadi](/source/Fung_Permadi) won it in 1999.[2][3] He won his first [BWF Super Series](/source/BWF_Super_Series) title at the [2014 French Open](/source/2014_French_Super_Series), beating [Wang Zhengming](/source/Wang_Zhengming) of China 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 in the finals.[4] He is the record holder of three consecutive [Hylo Open](/source/Hylo_Open) titles from 2012 till 2014.

Chou against [Nguyễn Tiến Minh](/source/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Ti%E1%BA%BFn_Minh) in the final of 2014 U.S. Open

## Achievements

### 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 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Shi Yuqi 9–21, 13–21 Bronze

### World University Games

*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

### World Tour (11 titles, 15 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](/source/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 2025 Taipei Open Super 300 Loh Kean Yew 14–21, 21–15, 20–22 Runner-up 2025 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Anders Antonsen 20–22, 14–21 Runner-up 2025 Arctic Open Super 500 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–11, 13–21, 21–19 Winner

### 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](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were [Superseries and Superseries Premier](/source/BWF_Superseries). 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](/source/BWF_Superseries_Finals) tournament

- [BWF Superseries Premier](/source/BWF_Superseries) tournament

- [BWF Superseries](/source/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](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_and_Grand_Prix_Gold). It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/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](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) tournament

- [BWF Grand Prix](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_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](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/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 [11 October 2025](/source/Badminton_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles).[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 10 6 4 +2 B. Sai Praneeth 5 5 0 +5 Prannoy H. S. 13 7 6 +1 Lakshya Sen 7 4 3 +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 11 5 6 –1 Liew Daren 7 5 2 +3 Loh Kean Yew 9 5 4 +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 7 5 2 +3 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 7 6 1 +5 Nguyễn Tiến Minh 5 2 3 –1

## Personal life

After winning the [2024 Thailand Masters](/source/2024_Thailand_Masters_(badminton)),[10] Chou revealed that he had been diagnosed with early-stage colorectal cancer the previous year and underwent a [colectomy](/source/Colectomy).[11]

Chou was baptized as a [Christian](/source/Christians) in 2012.[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["周天成"](https://www.tpenoc.net/athlete/tien-chen-chou/) (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201201083614/https://www.tpenoc.net/athlete/tien-chen-chou/) from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hearn, Don (4 July 2016). ["Chinese Taipei Open Finals – Chou Tien Chen ends 17-year wait"](http://www.badzine.net/2016/07/chinese-taipei-open-finals-chou-tien-chen-ends-17-year-wait/). *Badzine*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Chou Tien Chen brought to tears after dream Yonex Chinese Taipei Open win"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160910074843/http://www.allenglandbadminton.com/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](http://www.allenglandbadminton.com/chou-tien-chen-brought-to-tears-after-dream-yonex-chinese-taipei-open-win/) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Taiwan's Chou sets national bar with Superseries triumph"](http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2014/10/28/2003603096). *Taipei Times*. Central News Agency. 28 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). ["BWF Launches New Events Structure"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/). [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). Archived from [the original](http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). ["Action-Packed Season Ahead!"](http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/). Badminton World Federation. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/) from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["BWF Launches Super Series"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5). *Badminton Australia*. 15 December 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5) on 6 October 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx). *IBadmintonstore*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Chou Tien-chen Head to Head"](https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/head-2-head?OrganizationCode=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&T1P1MemberID=34810). *BWF-Tournament Software*. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24thaimasters_10-0)** Li, Chien-chung; Kao, Evelyn (4 February 2024). ["Taiwan badminton ace Chou wins men's singles title at Thailand Masters"](https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202402040010). Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cancerchristian_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cancerchristian_11-1) Li, Chien-chung; Chao, Yen-hsiang (5 February 2024). ["BADMINTON/'I made it through': Chou Tien-chen conquers cancer on way to title"](https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202402050017). 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](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/34810/chou-tien-chen) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)Badminton.com

- [Chou Tien Chen](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/41A01287-FA86-45C1-B980-860FC1C2DEB4) at [BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation).TournamentSoftware.com (archived)

- [Chou Tien Chen](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tien-chen-chou) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Chou Tien-Chen](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136076) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

v t e World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 23 June 2026 Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Shi Vitidsarn Antonsen Christie Popov Chou Lanier Li Lai Farhan An Wang Yamaguchi Chen Han Wardani Intanon Chochuwong Miyazaki Sindhu Kim / Seo Alfian / Fikri Chia / Soh Rankireddy / Shetty Liang / Wang Goh / Izzuddin Gutama / Isfahani Chen / Liu Man / Tee Hoki / Kobayashi Liu / Tan Jia / Zhang Baek / Lee Fukushima / Matsumoto Tan / Thinaah Kim / Kong Iwanaga / Nakanishi Li / Luo 1 Hsieh / Hung 1 Stoeva / Stoeva Feng / Huang Jiang / Wei Christiansen / Bøje Puavaranukroh / Paewsampran Chen / Toh Guo / Chen Gicquel / Delrue Tang / Tse Cheng / Zhang Ye / Chan

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