Zhou Tiancheng passed two games in one day and advanced to the top 8 of the Asian Games badminton men's singles after three fierce games.

Zhou Tiancheng. (File photo, Reuters)

[Special Correspondent Nian Miaoyun/Nagoya Report] Taiwan's top brother Zhou Tiancheng made his debut in the top 16 of the men's singles badminton at the Asian Games in Nagoya today. Although he had two battles in one day, Xiao Tian still fought fiercely for 3 games with the 21-year-old Indian Ayush Shetty, and finally won 21:16, 19:21, 21:17, and received his ticket to the top 8.

The 36-year-old Zhou Tian, ​​ranked 5th in the world, has become a veteran of five Asian Games. The first time he participated in the Asian Games in his career was the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. He won the silver medal in the men's singles and the bronze medal in the men's team at the Asian Games in Jakarta, which were the best results of his career. He stopped in the top 8 of the last Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Zhou Tiancheng said after the game this morning that it had been more than 10 years since he had two matches in one day, and he was fully prepared for this schedule. In the round of 32 this morning, he defeated Bangladeshi player Ayman Zaman 21:1, 21:10 and successfully advanced to the top 16. He took the shot again after a short rest of 6 and a half hours.

Zhou Tiancheng met Indian player Shetty, ranked 20th in the world, in the last 16 match in the evening. The two sides met Xiaotian three times and got a 2-1 advantage. However, Shetty is 195 centimeters tall and has excellent body and skills.

Zhou Tiancheng played well in the first game today, winning the first game point at 21:16. Entering the second game, Xiaotian took a 4:1 lead at the beginning. Unexpectedly, there was turbulence and he was caught up by his opponent. He also had a game point first and gave up at 19:21.

Entering the deciding game, Zhou Tiancheng and Shetty were back and forth all the way, but he withstood the pressure and scored consecutively at the end of the game, taking the lead in reaching the final point of the game. He secured the victory with 21:17 and successfully withstood the challenge of two games in one day.