PETALING JAYA: Taiwan emerged as the biggest winners at the All-England when they swept the men’s singles and mixed doubles titles in Birmingham yesterday.
Lin Chun-yi (pic) became his country’s first-ever All-England men’s singles champion after producing a solid performance to beat India’s Lakshya Sen 21-15, 22-20 in the final.
The 26-year-old was not considered an early favourite but turned out to be the biggest surprise of the tournament by lifting the Super 1000 title.
It has been a superb year for Chun-yi so far, having also won the Super 750 Indian Open in January.
Earlier, his teammates Ye Hong Wei-Nicole Chan also made headlines when they defeated fifth seeds Thom Gicquel-Delphine Delrue of France 21-19, 21-18 to become Taiwan’s first mixed doubles winners at the oldest tournament.
Previously, Tai Tzu-ying had carried the nation’s hopes in the competition, having won the women’s singles title three times in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
