Chiu Hsiang-chieh

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Chiu Hsiang-chieh 邱相榤
Chiu (back) at the 2023 National Games
Personal information
Country	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) Hsinchu, Taiwan
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Handedness	Left
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	36 (MD with Wang Chi-lin, 3 December 2024) 37 (MD with Yang Ming-tse, 19 September 2023) 43 (XD with Lin Xiao-min, 3 October 2023)
Current ranking	36 (MD with Wang Chi-lin) 85 (XD with Lin Jhih-yun) (3 December 2024)
BWF profile

Chiu Hsiang-chieh (Chinese: 邱相榤; pinyin: Qiū Xiāngjié; Wade–Giles: Chiu Hsiang-chieh; born 11 November 2002) is a Taiwanese badminton player.^[1] He is currently affiliated with the Land Bank of Taiwan badminton team.^[2]

Early life and education

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Chiu was born on 11 November 2002 in Hsinchu, Taiwan,^[3] into a sports-oriented family. His father, Chiu Wen-sheng, is a former professional baseball pitcher, and his mother studied dance.^[4]^[5]^[6] He has a younger brother, Chiu Shao-hua, who is also a badminton player.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Growing up, Chiu was exposed to various sports.^[4]^[5]^[6] Until the second grade of elementary school, he played golf. However, he broke his arm and had to stop playing for one year.^[4]^[6]^[7] After recovery, he joined his school's badminton team in third grade and fell in love with the sport.^[4]^[5]^[6] Like his father, he also played baseball. However, because he cannot tolerate the sun when playing outdoors, he chose to focus on badminton.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Originally a singles player, he switched to doubles when attending Shi-Yuan High School in Taichung.^[5]^[6] He said he likes the speed of badminton and enjoys "the back-and-forth ball speed, flat block, and fast-paced offensive and defensive mode" of doubles.^[5] He was then promoted to the first team before graduating high school.^[4]^[6] He now attends the National Taiwan University of Sport.^[4]^[5]

Career

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2022

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Together with Yang Ming-tse, they won the Bonn International,^[8] Polish International,^[9] Croatian International,^[10] and Dutch Open^[11] men's doubles titles.^[6] Chiu and Yang also reached the finals of the Denmark Challenge, Bulgarian International, and Czech Open.^[12] In mixed doubles, he clinched the Polish International,^[9] Croatian International,^[10] and Bulgarian International^[13] titles with Lin Xiao-min,^[6] as well as finishing second at the Belgian International and Czech Open.^[12]

2023

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In June, Chiu and Lin advanced to their first BWF World Tour tournament final at their home event, the Taipei Open.^[14] They finished as the runner-up after losing to Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in straight games.^[15]

In September, the pair made the semi-finals of the Kaohsiung Masters but lost out to the top seeds, Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.^[16]

2024

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In March, he won the Vietnam International men's doubles title with Liu Kuang-heng.^[17] He also reached the mixed doubles semi-finals with Lin.^[18]

In August, Chiu was announced as the new partner for Olympic champion Wang Chi-lin following the retirement of Wang's former partner, Lee Yang.^[6]^[17] The duo's debut tournament was the Japan Open.^[17]

Personal life

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Chiu is in a relationship with Lo Chia-ling, a national taekwondo athlete.^[6]^[17]^[19]

He has an interest in photography.^[6]

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[20] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[21]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Taipei Open	Super 300	Lin Xiao-min	Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei	12–21, 8–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 5 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Denmark Masters	Yang Ming-tse	Jin Yong Na Sung-seung	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2022	Bonn International	Yang Ming-tse	Liao Chao-pang Lin Chia-yu	21–15, 21–14	Winner
2022	Polish International	Yang Ming-tse	Masato Takano Katsuki Tamate	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2022	Croatian International	Yang Ming-tse	Chen Yu-che Lin Bing-wei	21–15, 21–7	Winner
2022	Bulgarian International	Yang Ming-tse	Chiang Chien-wei Wu Hsuan-yi	17–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up
2022	Dutch Open	Yang Ming-tse	Callum Hemming Ethan van Leeuwen	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2022	Czech Open	Yang Ming-tse	Pharanyu Kaosamaang Worrapol Thongsa-Nga	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2024	Vietnam International	Liu Kuang-heng	Chiang Chien-wei Wu Hsuan-yi	21–12, 15–21, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Belgian International	Lin Xiao-min	Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Polish International	Lin Xiao-min	Lu Ming-che Chung Kan-yu	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2022	Croatian International	Lin Xiao-min	Liao Chao-pang Liu Chiao-yun	21–17, 23–21	Winner
2022	Bulgarian International	Lin Xiao-min	Liao Chao-pang Liu Chiao-yun	21–16, 21–10	Winner
2022	Czech Open	Lin Xiao-min	Mads Vestergaard Christine Busch	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References

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^ "Players: Chiu Hsiang Chieh". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "土銀羽球隊參加香港、越南公開賽　再奪雙銅牌" [LBOT badminton team participated in the Hong Kong and Vietnam Opens and won another double's bronze medal]. Land Bank of Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "合庫羽球隊優秀選手介紹" [Introduction to the outstanding players of TCB badminton team] (PDF). Taiwan Cooperative Bank (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Wen (9 August 2022). "【動誌專訪】職棒投手之子「不握球棒拿球拍」！他愛上羽球奪全國混雙冠軍" [[Sportz Exclusive interview] The son of a professional baseball pitcher "doesn't hold the bat but the racket"! He fell in love with badminton and won the national mixed doubles championship]. Sportz 動誌 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Chan, Miao-yun (7 August 2022). "羽球排名賽》爸爸是前職棒投手合庫小將邱相榤混雙摘金" [Badminton Ranking Tournament》His father is a former professional baseball pitcher, TCB young player Chiu Hsiang-chieh won the mixed doubles gold medal]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Lee, Charlie (6 August 2024). "王齊麟新搭檔邱相榤是誰？是跆拳道甜心羅嘉翎男友、出身體育世家，7點帶你認識羽壇新星邱相榤" [Who is Wang Chi-lin's new partner Chiu Hsiang-chieh? He is the boyfriend of Taekwondo sweetheart Lo Chia-ling and comes from a sports family. Here are 7 things to introduce you to the rising badminton star Chiu Hsiang-chieh]. Harper's Bazaar Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Chan, Chien-chuan (21 February 2022). "羽球》U17男雙臥虎藏龍有排灣小勇士和職棒投手名門之後" [Badminton》U17 men's doubles have many hidden talents; there is a young Paiwan Warrior, and one comes from a professional baseball pitcher family]. LTSports (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ Hsieh, Meng-ju (19 June 2022). "許雅晴／林琬清波恩國際賽奪合拍第2冠台將共斬獲2冠3亞" [Hsu Ya-ching/Lin Wan-ching won their second title at the Bonn International. Taiwanese players won a total of 2 titles and 3 runners-up]. ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b Hsieh, Meng-ju (26 September 2022). "19歲小將邱相榤男雙、混雙雙勝波蘭國際挑戰賽包辦2金" [19-year-old youngster Chiu Hsiang-chieh won both men's doubles and mixed doubles, winning two gold medals at the Polish International Challenge]. ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "羽球》台灣小將印尼、克羅埃西亞傳捷報林冠廷奪生涯國際賽首冠" [Badminton》Taiwanese young players from Indonesia and Croatia report good news, Lin Kuan-ting wins the first international title of his career]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ Chan, Chien-chuan (16 October 2022). "羽球》中租女單內戰！荷蘭挑戰賽許玟琪打敗小師妹奪今年第5金" [Badminton》Chailease Group women’s singles civil war! At the Dutch Open, Hsu Wen-chi defeated her junior sister to win the fifth gold medal this year]. LTSports (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Chiu Hsiang Chieh - 2022 Tournament Results". BWF - TournamentSoftware. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "羽球》台灣小將單週保加利亞、雪梨橫掃10金世羽聯球評驚：創紀錄了？" [Badminton》Taiwanese young players swept 10 gold medals in Bulgaria and Sydney in a single week. Badminton World Federation commentator was shocked: Is this a record?]. Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ Hung, Chen-yuan (24 June 2023). "混雙／混雙本土內戰邱相榤、林筱閔首闖決賽" [Mixed Doubles / Mixed doubles local civil war, Chiu Hsiang-chieh and Lin Xiao-min reach the final for the first time]. Taipei Open (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ Ni, Chih-jung (25 June 2023). "邱相榤／林筱閔混雙亞軍知不足有收穫" [Chiu Hsiang-chieh/Lin Xiao-min mixed doubles runner-up knows the shortcomings but gains something]. TSNA (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "🏸即時新聞｜混雙邱相榤、林筱閔直落二止步四強" [🏸Real-time News | Mixed doubles Chiu Hsiang-chieh and Lin Xiao-min lost in two straight games and were stopped in the semi-finals]. Kaohsiung Masters (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Huang, Chiao-wen (5 August 2024). Lee, Heng-shan (ed.). "王齊麟新搭檔出爐教練：待磨合觀察擦出什麼火花 | 運動" [Wang Chi-lin’s new partner is announced. Coach: We need to wait and see what sparks will emerge]. Central News Agency (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "Results | Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2024". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ "跆拳道／「國民女友」羅嘉翎戀情曝光對象是190公分羽球男神" [Taekwondo / "National Girlfriend" Lo Chia-ling's love affair exposed, her partner is a 190cm badminton male idol]. United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 20 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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