All England: Chinese Taipei Make History
Chinese Taipei celebrated a landmark day at YONEX All England Open 2026 as Ye Hong Wei/Nicole Gonzales Chan and Lin Chun-yi produced stirring performances to reach their respective finals.
· DIANNE PIERRE
Ye/Chan etched their names into the tournament history books by becoming the first mixed doubles finalists from Chinese Taipei. Their 16-21 21-18 21-16 comeback victory denied Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet what would have been a similarly historic appearance for the Hong Kong China pair.
The match swung dramatically after the interval of the deciding game. Tang/Tse had built early momentum but Ye’s power and Chan’s sharp work at the net steadily turned the tide. From a mid-game deficit, the world No.15 duo tightened their control of the rallies, forcing errors and seizing the initiative as the match slipped away from their opponents.
“It’s quite unbelievable,” Ye said. “Last year we exited in the first round and we didn’t expect too much this year. We didn’t want to dream very big. We just tried to focus match by match and didn’t really expect we could reach this stage.