Taiwan Bags One Gold, Two Silvers at Victor Kaohsiung Badminton Masters

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Taiwan claimed one gold and two silver medals at the Victor Kaohsiung Masters over the weekend. Fans watched athletes shine on the court, and also welcomed the return of the nation’s "Badminton Queen" in the Red Bull Battle of Rackets exhibition match.

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00:00The crowd goes wild as Taiwan's badminton player Wang Bo Wei defeats his opponent

00:10Panachatpon Tara Tsukun of Thailand in two of three rounds at the 2025 Victor

00:17Kaohsiung Masters Finals. That win, bagging Taiwan's first gold at the event.

00:30But reaching the top of the podium wasn't easy. It was a tightly fought game that left both players

00:36exhausted by the third round. Wang says he pushed through, determined to win.

00:50Meanwhile, Taiwan's mixed doubles team Wu Shenyi and Yang Chuyun won silver after being

00:56defeated by their Japanese opponents Koga Akira and Imai Yuho. The duo previously won gold at the

01:03World University Games in Germany this summer. They say this game is pushing them to improve

01:08for future matches. Taiwan also picked up another silver medal in men's doubles,

01:25with Su Qingheng and Wu Guan Sun rounding out the tournament's medal hall. The finals drew massive

01:31crowds not just for the championship match, but also for a special highlight. The Red Bull battle

01:37of Racket's three-on-three showdown, a fun twist on traditional training.

01:46And a special appearance from Taiwan's badminton star Dai Ziying, who participated in the performance

01:52match, marking her first time back on court since knee surgery last year.

01:56I'm still at the end of the season. My doctor would suggest that I don't go down.

02:03Because he's afraid that I won't be able to go down. I'm afraid that I won't be able to go down.

02:08So the doctor would be able to go down. I can only go down one step, but I didn't even go down.

02:12Today, I've seen a lot of people going down and I'm really happy.

02:17Dai recently made headlines after a year without playing in any tournaments, causing her world ranking points to

02:24reset to zero. But despite the setback, Badminton World Federation commenter Jill Clark called her

02:30the greatest women's singles player of all time.

02:38As Taiwan closes the Victor Gaoshong Masters with one gold and two silvers,

02:42the real reward for the fans is more than the medal tally, as they lift athletes' spirits and get a rare

02:49treat seeing the Queen of Taiwan Badminton return to the court. Ryan Wu, Sandy Chi and Laurel Stewart for Taiwan Plus.

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