Chou Tien-chen

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Chou Tien-chen (Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990) is a distinguished Taiwanese badminton player. A trailblazer for local talent, he ended a 17-year wait by winning the men’s singles title at the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016, becoming the first homegrown champion since 1999.

His international breakthrough came with his first BWF Super Series victory at the 2014 French Open, where he staged a remarkable comeback to defeat China’s Wang Zhengming. Chou also set a tournament record by claiming three consecutive Hylo Open titles from 2012 to 2014.

1. Major Achievements

(Includes BWF World Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Championships)

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2022BWF World ChampionshipsViktor Axelsen (DEN)15–21, 17–21🥉 Bronze
2018Asian GamesJonatan Christie (INA)18–21, 22–20, 15–21🥈 Silver
2019Asian ChampionshipsShi Yuqi (CHN)20–22, 18–21🥉 Bronze

2. BWF World Tour & Superseries

(Finals appearances)

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2014French OpenSuperseriesWang Zhengming10–21, 25–23, 21–19🥇 Winner
2015French OpenSuperseriesLee Chong Wei13–21, 18–21🥈 Runner-up
2017India OpenSuperseriesViktor Axelsen13–21, 10–21🥈 Runner-up
2018India OpenSuper 500Shi Yuqi18–21, 14–21🥈 Runner-up
2018German OpenSuper 300Ng Ka Long21–19, 18–21, 21–18🥇 Winner
2018Singapore OpenSuper 500Hsu Jen-hao21–13, 21–13🥇 Winner
2018Korea OpenSuper 500Tommy Sugiarto21–13, 21–16🥇 Winner
2018Denmark OpenSuper 750Kento Momota20–22, 21–16, 15–21🥈 Runner-up
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750Kento Momota13–21, 21–11, 16–21🥈 Runner-up
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000Anders Antonsen21–18, 24–26, 21–15🥇 Winner
2019Thailand OpenSuper 500Ng Ka Long21–14, 11–21, 23–21🥇 Winner
2019Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300Heo Kwang-hee21–12, 21–13🥇 Winner
2019Korea OpenSuper 500Kento Momota19–21, 17–21🥈 Runner-up
2019Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750Kento Momota15–21, 21–17, 18–21🥈 Runner-up
2020All England OpenSuper 1000Viktor Axelsen13–21, 14–21🥈 Runner-up
2021French OpenSuper 750Kanta Tsuneyama21–15, 8–21, 17–21🥈 Runner-up
2022Indonesia MastersSuper 500Viktor Axelsen10–21, 12–21🥈 Runner-up
2022Taipei OpenSuper 300Kodai Naraoka14–21, 21–10, 21–6🥇 Winner
2022Japan OpenSuper 750Kenta Nishimoto19–21, 23–21, 17–21🥈 Runner-up
2022Hylo OpenSuper 300Anthony Sinisuka Ginting21–18, 11–21, 22–24🥈 Runner-up
2023Swiss OpenSuper 300Koki Watanabe20–22, 21–18, 12–21🥈 Runner-up
2023Hylo OpenSuper 300Lee Cheuk Yiu21–23, 21–17, 21–10🥇 Winner
2024Thailand MastersSuper 300Loh Kean Yew21–16, 6–21, 21–16🥇 Winner
2024Swiss OpenSuper 300Lin Chun-yi21–7, 20–22, 21–23🥈 Runner-up
2024Japan OpenSuper 750Alex Lanier17–21, 20–22🥈 Runner-up
2024Arctic OpenSuper 500Jonatan Christie21–18, 21–17🥇 Winner
2025Taipei OpenSuper 300Loh Kean Yew14–21, 21–15, 20–22🥈 Runner-up
2025Indonesia OpenSuper 1000Anders Antonsen20–22, 14–21🥈 Runner-up
2025Arctic OpenSuper 500Kunlavut Vitidsarn21–11, 13–21, 21–19🥇 Winner

3. Other Achievements

(World University Games)

YearTournamentCategoryOpponentScoreResult
2013World University GamesMen’s SinglesGao Huan9–21, 9–21🥉 Bronze
2015World University GamesMen’s SinglesJeon Hyeok-jin19–21, 19–21🥉 Bronze