2 min learnAug 21, 2026 10:22 PM IST
‘Age is only a quantity’ is an age-old cliche however cliche exists for a motive.
Chinese language Taipei shuttler Chou Tien Chen proved the saying proper on Friday after he took down 21-year-old Alwi Farhan of Indonesia in straight video games 21-15, 21-15 to enter the semi-final of the World Championships.
The 36-year-old Chou turned the oldest World Championships medallist after confirming his bronze medal within the males’s singles. That is his second medal after he gained bronze on the 2022 World Championships.
Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia held the document when he gained the silver in males’s doubles on the 2022 World Championships.
Chou, who just lately gained his first-ever Tremendous 1000 event at China Open, has the possibility to grow to be the oldest ever shuttler to win the boys’s singles title beating the document of Lin Dan who gained it as a 30-year-old in 2013.
“I don’t know what’s the key however I believe he retains going due to his perception. He’s a really focussed man and that’s what makes him completely different,” his physio Victoria Kao stated within the blended zone.
Chou was at his imperious greatest when he took on Eleventh-seed Alwi, who was approaching the again of a confidence boosting win towards residence favorite Ayush Shetty.
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He matched the teenager shot by shot and didn’t give him any inch to deliver out his speedy photographs. “Alwi is an efficient participant and I wished to make it possible for I don’t give him an opportunity to make use of his pace on me,” stated Chou.
With Chou defeating Alwi, the line-up for semi-final is about with Alex Lanier of France, Kodai Naraoka of Japan, and Victory Lai of Candan that includes tomorrow.
Chou will face Kodai tommorow whereas Victor will go up towards Lanier.
The world is about to have a brand new world champion in males’s singles as none of those shuttlers have gained the world title earlier than.
