Chou Tien-Chen

Chou Tien-chen (; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999. He won his first BWF Super Series title at the 2014 French Open, beating Wang Zhengming of China 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 in the finals. He is the record holder of three consecutive Hylo Open titles from 2012 till 2014. Chou against Nguyễn Tiến 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 Bronze 2026 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Kodai Naraoka 21–17, 11–21, 10–21 Bronze 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 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 Bronze 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Shi Yuqi 9–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

World University Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Gao Huan 9–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 19–21, 19–21 Bronze 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 Bronze

World Tour (12 titles, 15 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the 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.

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 2026 China Open Super 1000 Toma Junior Popov 21–15, 7–21, 21–13 Winner

Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. 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 tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament 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. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the 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 tournament BWF 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 tournament 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.

Player Matches Win Lost 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 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, Chou revealed that he had been diagnosed with early-stage colorectal cancer the previous year and underwent a colectomy.