Taiwanese men’s badminton ace wins Japan Open runner-up TAIPEI, Sept. 4 (CNA) Taiwan’s top men’s shuttle player Chou Tien-chen failed to beat Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the BWF Japan Open on Sunday, Sept. 4 in the tournament’s first final. , came second. World No. 6 Zhou defeated No. 22 China’s Shi Yuqi in Saturday’s semi-finals to advance to the final where she faced No. 21 Nishimoto. Nishimoto won at home 19-21, 23-21, 17-21 in the 92-minute final of the Super 750 tournament held at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka. Zhou got off to a turbulent start in the first game, where...