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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