Taiwan U21 bridge team won bronze in the Asian Youth Championship. Six players are all from Miaoli.

At the 26th Asia-Pacific Youth Bridge Championship in 2026, our country's U21 team won the bronze medal. The six contestants are all from Miaoli, and five of them attend National Miaoli High School. Principal Wu Zhengcheng praised them. (Provided by National Miaoli High School)

[Reporter Peng Jianli/Miaoli Report] In the 26th Asia-Pacific Youth Bridge Championship in 2026, our U21 team faced high pressure in the final round of the preliminary rounds and came back from fifth place to win the bronze medal. The six players on the U21 team are all from Miaoli, and five of them are currently studying at National Miaoli High School. The school publicly commended them today (5th).

The 26th Asia-Pacific Youth Bridge Championship was held in Danzhou, Hainan, China, at the end of last month. The U21 competition included teams from six countries and regions, including Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan and Singapore.

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The six players of the Taiwan U21 team, Qiu Xinwei, Peng Zhexing, Chen Ziwei, Wu Jinyu, Lai Ziming and Zhang Yinuo, are all from Miaoli; Qiu, Peng, Chen, Wu and Lai are studying at Miaoli High School, while Zhang is studying at Hsinchu Middle School.

The Taiwan U21 team went through three stages of super round-robin competition and a total of 15 preliminaries, and temporarily ranked fifth on the last day. Since the points difference between the top four teams was only within single digits, the final round became the key to ranking. The players withstood the pressure and won against Singapore with a score of 18 to 2. Finally, they won the third place with 160.3 points, only 0.6 points behind the second place, and won the U21 bronze medal.

Miaoli High School commended its students, and all teachers and students felt honored. Principal Wu Zhengcheng expressed congratulations to the Miaozhong bridge athletes for winning glory for the country, especially for their composure and strength in coming back and advancing in the last round. He also expressed his special thanks to coach Qiu Hongcheng for his long-term careful guidance and hard company.

In addition, Qiu Hongchen also said that the U26 women's Taiwan team also won the bronze medal in this tournament. Three of the six players, Li Yixian, Peng Yuzhen, and Huang Yingxuan, are also from Miaoli.

At the 26th Asia-Pacific Youth Bridge Championship in 2026, our country's U21 team won the bronze medal. The six contestants are all from Miaoli. (Provided by National Miaoli High School)

The U26 women's Taiwan team also won the bronze medal in this tournament. Three of the six players, Li Yixian, Peng Yuzhen, and Huang Yingxuan, are also from Miaoli. (Provided by Qiu Hongcheng)