Chou Tien-chen Wins China Open, Becomes Oldest Super 1000 Champion at 36
L'essentiel
Chou Tien-chen (36) defeats Toma Junior Popov (27) 21-15, 7-21, 21-13 in China Open men’s singles final, becoming oldest Super 1000 champion.
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Pourquoi c'est important
Chou Tien-chen’s first Super 1000 title since 2019.
Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen overpowered his opponent in the China Open men’s singles final on Sunday, becoming the oldest tournament champion in the Super 1000 category at age 36. World No 6 Chou vanquished 27-year-old Toma Junior Popov of France in three games, 21-15, 7-21, 21-13, to claim his first elite-tier title since winning the Indonesia Open in 2019. The veteran needed just over an hour to seal the outcome in the championship match-up in Changzhou, eastern China. When an official video review showed that a final return from Popov had dropped out of bounds, an exhausted and emotional Chou knelt face-down on the court, hands outstretched in victory. Popov, ranked 16th worldwide, had been chasing his first victory at a Super 1000 tournament. His younger brother Christo, ranked fifth, was eliminated in the round of 16 at this year’s China Open.
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Questions ouvertes
- What’s next for Chou Tien-chen in the badminton circuit?
