Chiu Hsiang-chieh
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 Chiu at the 2025 Taipei Open | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 2002 Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Left |
| Coached by | Chen Hung-ling |
| Men's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 11 (MD with Wang Chi-lin, 10 February 2026) 37 (MD with Yang Ming-tse, 19 September 2023) 43 (XD with Lin Xiao-min, 3 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | 14 (MD with Wang Chi-lin, 14 April 2026) |
| BWF profile | |
Chiu Hsiang-chieh (Chinese: 邱相榤; pinyin: Qiū Xiāngjié; Wade–Giles: Chiu Hsiang-chieh; born 11 November 2002) is a Taiwanese badminton player.[1] He is currently affiliated with the Land Bank of Taiwan badminton team.[2]
Chiu was born on 11 November 2002 in Hsinchu, Taiwan,[3] into a sports-oriented family. His father, Chiu Wen-sheng, is a former professional baseball pitcher, and his mother studied dance.[4][5][6] He has a younger brother, Chiu Shao-hua, who is also a badminton player.[5][6][7]
Growing up, Chiu was exposed to various sports.[4][5][6] Until the second grade of elementary school, he played golf. However, he broke his arm and had to stop playing for one year.[4][6][7] After recovery, he joined his school's badminton team in third grade and fell in love with the sport.[4][5][6] Like his father, he also played baseball. However, because he cannot tolerate the sun when playing outdoors, he chose to focus on badminton.[4][5][6]
Originally a singles player, he switched to doubles when attending Shi-Yuan High School in Taichung.[5][6] He said he likes the speed of badminton and enjoys "the back-and-forth ball speed, flat block, and fast-paced offensive and defensive mode" of doubles.[5] He was then promoted to the first team before graduating high school.[4][6] He now attends the National Taiwan University of Sport.[4][5]
Career
2022
Together with Yang Ming-tse, they won the Bonn International,[8] Polish International,[9] Croatian International,[10] and Dutch Open[11] men's doubles titles.[6] Chiu and Yang also reached the finals of the Denmark Challenge, Bulgarian International, and Czech Open.[12] In mixed doubles, he clinched the Polish International,[9] Croatian International,[10] and Bulgarian International[13] titles with Lin Xiao-min,[6] as well as finishing second at the Belgian International and Czech Open.[12]
2023
In June, Chiu and Lin advanced to their first BWF World Tour tournament final at their home event, the Taipei Open.[14] They finished as the runner-up after losing to Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in straight games.[15]
In September, the pair made the semi-finals of the Kaohsiung Masters but lost out to the top seeds, Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.[16]
2024
In March, he won the Vietnam International men's doubles title with Liu Kuang-heng.[17] He also reached the mixed doubles semi-finals with Lin.[18]
In August, Chiu was announced as the new partner for Olympic champion Wang Chi-lin following the retirement of Wang's former partner, Lee Yang.[6][17] The duo's debut tournament was the Japan Open.[17]
2025
In May, Chiu and Wang won their first title as a pair at their home event, the Taipei Open, without dropping a game.[19]
In November, the pair defeated higher-ranked Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani in the final of the Hylo Open to win their first Super 500 title.[20]
Personal life
Chiu is in a relationship with Lo Chia-ling, a national taekwondo athlete.[6][17][21]
He has an interest in photography.[6]
