Kumamoto Tournament》Chou Tien-cheng wasted an 8-point lead in the first game but was reversed, lost to Japanese players and missed the top 8

Zhou Tiancheng. (File photo, taken by reporter Chen Zhiqu)

[Reporter Nian Miaoyun/Comprehensive Report] Taiwan's top brother Zhou Tiancheng was in the top 16 of the Super 500 Series Kumamoto Badminton Masters today. He wasted up to 8 points in the first game and his lead was reversed. In the end, he lost to Watanabe Kouki 22:24, 19:21 and missed the top 8. After Xiaotian was eliminated, Taiwan's men's singles were all eliminated.

Zhou Tiancheng started the game very sharply today and took an 11:4 lead. However, after the technical timeout, Watanabe Koki found a way to break through and score consecutively. A wave of 9:1 offensive successfully tied the game. Then the consecutive scoring was interrupted due to a counterattack that went out of bounds. He also took the lead in grabbing the game point.

However, Zhou Tiancheng did not give up. He first recovered 1 point with a sharp kill, and then scored key points in a confrontation in front of the net, tying the game at 20. The two continued to see each other, but unfortunately Xiaotian still gave up at 22:24.

Zhou Tiancheng launched a 4:1 offensive at the beginning of the second game, but Watanabe Kouki also quickly counterattacked and continued to see the fight. He also broke through Xiaotian's defense many times to take the lead. At the last moment, Xiaotian counterattacked and went out of bounds, but the opponent won the final point of the match. In the end, Watanabe relied on a close shot to score the points and won 21:19.