2022年8月26日，在日本東京體育館所舉辦的2022世錦賽男單8強賽，由32歲的台灣一哥周天成迎戰24歲印尼雙雄之一的喬納坦。局數1-1來到決勝局，比數21-20周天成的賽末點。此刻是台灣羽壇史上、乃至世錦賽史上最不可思議的時刻之一，不只是周天成即將拿下台灣本土男單第一面世錦賽獎牌，更是從15-20的絕境之下連拿6分來到此刻，在過去的15年生涯，周天成面臨過體育署的看衰，教練團拋下他先行回國，主審的嚴重誤判等等挑戰，更是一度有生命危險，這些都被周天成一一跨過。如今過去4度世錦賽8強的魔咒即將在此刻被破解，然而這些故事背後的血與淚早已被時間所掩埋，要瞭解所有的故事，我們需要回顧歷史
On August 26, 2022, at the 2022 BWF World Championships men's singles quarterfinals held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Japan, Taiwan's top player, 32-year-old Chou Tien-chen faced off against one of Indonesia's rising stars, 24-year-old Jonathan. With the score tied at 1-1, they entered the decisive third game, reaching a nail-biting 21-20 match point for Chou Tien-chen. This moment marked one of the most incredible in the history of Taiwanese badminton and even in the history of the World Championships. It wasn't just about Chou Tien-chen on the verge of securing Taiwan's first-ever men's singles World Championships medal; it was also about his remarkable comeback from a 15-20 deficit. overcoming challenges throughout his 15-year career, including skepticism from the sports authorities, abandonment by the coaching staff, and serious referee errors. There were even moments when his life was in danger, but Chou Tien-chen conquered them all. The curse of four previous World Championships quarterfinal exits seemed poised to be broken in this moment, though the blood and tears behind these stories had long been buried by time. To understand all these stories, we needs to revisit history
20 дек 2023
