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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Badminton duo win in Vietnam
Chen Zhi-ray and Lin Yu-chieh won the mens doubles at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, on Sunday. Photo: CNA
/ Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s Chen Zhi-ray and Lin Yu-chieh won the men’s doubles final at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament on Sunday, dispatching their Singaporean opponents in 27 minutes in back-to-back games.
Chen and Lin defeated Singapore’s Terry Hee and Howin Wong at the Badminton World Federation （BWF） Super 100 event 21-14, 21-12 at the Nguyen Du Club in Ho Chi Minh City.
The victory is the duo’s first BWF Tour event win since they paired up in 2024.
Chen, 24, and Lin, 26, had claimed top spots in three lower-level tournaments, before winning a breakthrough second-place finish at the BWF World Tour Super 300 US Open in June.
In Sunday’s match, Lin said he felt the most challenging part for him was defense, as both pairs attempted to get ahead early in each game.
“We were just more patient, so we found the right moment to go on the offensive,” Lin said.
Chen said the finals had gone smoothly.
“We performed to our expectations in this finals match,” Chen said. “Yu-chieh controlled the front and center court very well to position the shuttlecocks for me in the back court, either to go on the offensive or make returns.”
Chen added that the pair’s most challenging match in the tournament had been their second round match-up against Taiwan’s Chen Ping-hsuan and Lee Wei-ting.
Despite the fact that the duo was not named in Taiwan’s delegation to this year’s Asian Games in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture later this month, Chen said he and his teammate would continue entering international competitions to increase their overall rankings.
Chen said he hopes to reach the top 30, or possibly even the top 25, in world rankings this year, from events such as the BWF Super 500 Clash of Clans Arctic Open next month.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
