Taiwan wins gold in tennis doubles, fifth Asian Games gold
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Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Liang Enshuo defeated compatriots Zhan Haoqing and Wu Fangxian to win the gold medal in the women's doubles final of the Asian Games in Minggoya, Aoi, completing a gold and silver double harvest and winning the fifth gold medal for the Taiwanese team in this Asian Games.
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Xie Shuwei competed for the first time since the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. She had previously won the women's team gold medal and the doubles silver medal.
From left, Taiwanese tennis players Chen Hao-ching, Wu Fangxian, Liang Enshuo and Hsieh Su-wei hold up their medals at the Asian Games women's doubles awards ceremony in Nagoya, Ai yesterday. Photo: Chen Zhizhu, Taipei Times
/ Reporter, Central News Agency, Nagoya
Taiwanese tennis players Hsieh Shu-wei and Liang En-shuo defeated compatriots Chen Hao-ching and Wu Fang-hsien in the women's doubles final of the Asian Games in Aikoya, Aikoya yesterday, winning the gold medal 6-4, 4-6, 10-5, giving Taiwan their fifth gold medal at the Asian Games.
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The two entered the final set after winning one set each. After one hour and fifty-nine minutes of fierce competition, Xie Shuwei and Liang Enshuo finally won.
Xie Suwei and Liang Enshuo won 87 points, and their opponents Chen Haoqing and Wu Fangxian scored 73 points. Xie Suwei and Liang Enshuo scored 59% in the first serve, while Chen Haoqing and Wu Fangxian only scored 47%.
Xie Shuwei, 40 years old, competes for the first time since the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, when she won the women's team gold medal and the doubles silver medal. This victory is her third Asian Games gold medal.
Chen Haoqing originally hoped to defend the women's doubles championship. She and her sister Zhan Yongran won the gold medal in this event at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Hsieh Su-wai and Leung Eun-suk beat Kazakh pair Anna Danilina and Yulia Putiseva on Friday, while Chan Hao-ching and Ng Fong-han beat Hong Kong pair Yudis Chong and Cody Wong.
In the golf event, Taiwanese players Tseng Yani, Xu Weiling and Qian Peiyun won the women's team bronze medal at Kasugai Country Club with a total of 550 strokes in four rounds. The Chinese team won the gold with 538 strokes, and the Indian team ranked second with 546 strokes.
Tseng Yani and Qian Peiyun each shot 68 in the final round, while Xu Weiling shot 69. The team competition will be based on each country's two lowest individual scores per day.
Tseng Yani tied for ninth in the individual event yesterday with 276, recording five birdies and three bogeys. The 37-year-old Tsang Yani, who returned to the Asian Games after 20 years, said she enjoyed the team atmosphere and was grateful for the logistical support that allowed her to focus on the golf game.
In the taekwondo event, Lin Weijun won the bronze medal in the women's 57kg category. This was her second consecutive Asian Games medal. She lost to Chinese player Zhang Chuling in the semi-finals, losing the first game 0-2, winning the second game 8-6, and finally losing 6-2.
The Taiwanese team also won its second consecutive bronze medal in softball, defeating the Philippines 12-2 (ending four games early). Home runs by Lin Fengzhen, Chen Jiayi and Ye Guiping led the team to victory.
As of press time last night, the Taiwanese team has won a total of five gold medals, 17 silver medals and 33 bronze medals.
News source: TAIPEI TIMES
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