In 2013, no national team, except South Korea, had won all five event titles. This year, host team Chinese Taipei is the only team to have seeds in all five events.
Chinese Taipei has had winners in the past six editions of the tournament, marking the longest winning streak since Indonesia’s 11 consecutive wins from 1990 to 2002. There were no tournaments held in 1998 and 2001.
Local star Tai Tzu-ying has won five of the last ten women’s singles titles. Defending her title would make the world No. 3 player the most successful competitor in the history of the tournament. She would also become the first player since Denmark’s women’s singles player Kirsten Larsen in 1988 to win three consecutive championships.
Both Tai Tzu-ying and fellow home favorite Chou Tien-chen, who have won titles previously, are the top-seeded players in this year’s tournament.
Since Tai Tzu-ying won her first gold medal in 2012, only South Korea has produced multiple champions in the event.
Along with the pair of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (2019), Wang Chi-lin (2017 and 2018 with Chen Hung-ling) and Tseng Hsiao-yang, six former champions are participating in this year’s tournament. However, their partners have changed: Wu Tso-tung, Chen Chien-jen, and Tseng Chun-hua have different partners, while Wang Chi-lin competes in his final match alongside his two-time Olympic gold-medalist partner Lee Yang.
Women’s doubles has been the only event won by different countries in the last four editions: Japan (2018), Thailand (2019), Hong Kong (2022), and South Korea (2023).
Key Data: Chinese Taipei has yet to win a mixed doubles event directly, though this year they have four seeded pairs in the mixed doubles draw, including top seeds Ye Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin.
Chen Hung Ling (born February 10, 1986) is a Taiwanese male badminton player who specializes in men’s doubles. After retiring as a player, Chen Hung-Ling became the coach for the men’s doubles pair of Lee Yang and his former partner Wang Chi-Lin.
In November 2008, Chen Hung-Ling competed in the New Zealand Open Grand Prix, partnering with Lin Yu-Lang in men’s doubles and Chou Chia-Chi in mixed doubles. In the men’s doubles final, they defeated the top-seeded Indonesian pair Hendra Aprida Gunawan/Lingga Lie 2-0 (22-20, 21-10), claiming his first international Grand Prix doubles title. In the mixed doubles final, they defeated the second-seeded Taiwanese pair Hsieh Yu-Hsing/Chien Yu-Chin 2-0 (21-18, 22-20), securing two titles in the same tournament.
In August 2009, Chen Hung-Ling, along with Lin Yu-Lang, competed in the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold. They won the men’s doubles final by defeating the Hong Kong pair Wei Ren-Jun/Wong Wai Hong 2-1 (14-21, 21-12, 21-19), earning his first international Grand Prix Gold doubles title.
In September 2011, Chen Hung-Ling, partnered with Cheng Wen-Hsing, competed in the Japan Open Super Series. They won the mixed doubles final by defeating the Danish pair Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen 2-1 (21-19, 16-21, 21-15), claiming his first Super Series doubles title.
In June 2012, Chen Hung-Ling and Cheng Wen-Hsing competed in the Singapore Open Super Series. They won the mixed doubles final by defeating the fourth-seeded Japanese pair Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota 2-0 (21-17, 21-11), securing another Super Series title.
In January 2015, Chen Hung-Ling and Wang Chi-Lin competed in the Malaysia Masters. In the men’s doubles final, they were narrowly defeated by the Japanese pair Kenta Kazuno/Kazushi Yamada 1-2 (19-21, 21-14, 17-21), finishing as runners-up.
In April 2017, Chen Hung-Ling and Wang Chi-Lin competed in the China Masters. They won the men’s doubles final by defeating the fifth-seeded Japanese pair Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko 2-0 (21-14, 21-6), capturing the Grand Prix Gold title.
In May 2018, Chen Hung-Ling and Wang Chi-Lin competed in the New Zealand Open. They won the men’s doubles final by defeating the second-seeded Indonesian pair Berry Angriawan/Hardianto 2-0 (21-17, 21-17), winning the Super 300 title.
In July 2018, Chen Hung-Ling participated in the BWF World Championships held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. Partnering with Wang Chi-Lin in the men’s doubles event, they reached the semifinals but were defeated by the fifth-seeded Japanese pair Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda 0-2 (17-21, 10-21), finishing as bronze medalists.
Equipment Used
ARCSABER 11,ASTROX 88S,NANORAY 900,SHBA2MEX
Major Achievements
2018 BWF World Championships Men’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
2017 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Champion
2017 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Doubles Champion
2017 China Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2016 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 U.S. Open Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2015 U.S. International Challenge Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2015 U.S. International Challenge Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2015 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2015 Malaysia Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
2014 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2014 New Zealand Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2014 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2013 New Zealand Open Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2012 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2012 Singapore Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Champion
2012 Australian Open Grand Prix Gold Mixed Doubles Champion
2011 Hong Kong Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2011 Japan Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Champion
2011 Canada Open Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2011 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2011 Indonesia Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2011 Singapore Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2010 Japan Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2010 Malaysia Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
2010 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2009 China Open Super Series Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2009 East Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
2009 Finnish International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
2008 New Zealand Open Men’s Doubles Champion
2008 Korea Open Super Series Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
