The Olympic double gold medal pair, Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin were knocked out of the Taipei Open Super 300 men’s doubles round of 16 today, losing 21-15, 15-21, 20-22 to their junior teammates Yang Po-Han and Liu Kuang Heng, thus missing the opportunity to close Lee Yang’s “final dance” with a championship victory.
The best result for the Li-Wang duo at the Chinese Taipei Open had been a runner-up finish in the past. As Lee Yang plans to retire after this year’s tournament, the pair reunited for this special occasion. However, they found themselves in a tough battle against the world-ranked 88th “Cold Wave Duo.” After the match, a frustrated Wang Chi-Lin said, “I played poorly, very badly. I really appreciate his tolerance on the court, but today I just didn’t perform well at all.”
Lee Yang came to Wang’s defense, saying, “Chi-Lin has always been a great friend and partner. He really wanted to give me a perfect ending here at the Chinese Taipei Open, so he put a lot of pressure on himself, which made it hard for him today. But regardless, we fought for every shot out there.”
Yang Po Han (born March 13, 1994) is a male badminton player from Chinese Taipei.
In March 2013, Yang Po-Han, partnering with Liao Min-Chun, competed in the Vietnam International Challenge. They won their first International Challenge men’s doubles title by defeating the Hong Kong pair Chan Yun Lung and Wong Wai Hong 2-0 (30-28, 21-14) in the final.
In January 2017, Yang Po-Han and Lu Ching-Yao competed in the India Grand Prix Gold. They reached the men’s doubles final but were defeated by the top-seeded Danish pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 0-2 (14-21, 15-21), finishing as runners-up. In June of the same year, they competed in the Australian Open Super Series, where they were defeated by the third-seeded Japanese pair Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda 0-2 (15-21, 15-21) in the men’s doubles semifinals.
In 2022, Yang Po-Han and Lu Ching-Yao competed in the French Open. They reached the final but narrowly lost to the Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty 13-21, 19-21, marking their best performance in a Super 750 tournament with a runner-up finish.
In November 2022, Yang Po-Han and Lu Ching-Yao won their first Super Series title at the Hylo Open. They defeated their compatriots Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in a thrilling final 11-21, 21-17, 25-23.
World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 27, Week 33, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 21, 48878 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 19, 35790 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 100ZZ – Old Red,ASTROX 88D PRO – New Color,ASTROX 88D,SHB65Z3MEX,ASTROX 88D – Off White/Red
Major Achievements
2024 U.S. Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2023 Australian Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2023 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2022 Hylo Open Men’s Doubles Champion
2022 French Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2019 Thailand Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2018 Korea Masters Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2018 Macau Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2018 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2018 Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
2017 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2017 Canada Open Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2017 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2017 Australian Open Super Series Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2017 Thailand Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2017 India Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2016 Malaysia International Challenge Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Prague Open Men’s Doubles Champion
2016 Polish International Men’s Doubles Champion
2016 Belgian International Men’s Doubles Champion
2016 Waikato International Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
2015 Sydney International Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2013 Vietnam International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
