Chou Tien-chen won the Singapore Badminton Open

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The 28-year-old Chinese Taipei badminton player Chou Tien-chen defeated compatriot Hsu Jen-hao in Sunday’s final of 2018 Singapore Badminton Open to win the men's singles champion.

Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei poses with his trophy after winning against compatriot Hsu Jen Hao during the men's singles final at the Singapore Open badminton tournament in Singapore on July 22, 2018. /VCG Photo

Chou ended Hsu’s challenge 21-13, 21-13 to capture the men’s singles championship, pocketing 26,625 US dollars in prize money.

It was the second major title for Chou this year after he beat Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong, China in the final of the German Open in March, another Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Series event.

Chou is Chinese Taipei’s top male badminton player and No. 7 in the federation’s world rankings, while Hsu is No. 41.

Chou won a hard-fought semi-final against Qiao Bin of China 21-12, 18-21, 21-16 on Saturday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Goh Soon Huat (R) and Shevon Jemie Lai (L) of Malaysia pose after beating Tontowi Ahmad and Lillyana Natsir of Indonesia in their mixed doubles final at the Singapore Open badminton tournament in Singapore on July 22, 2018. /VCG Photo

Also beating compatriots, Malaysia's Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai defeated Olympic champions Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying in the mixed double's final. Japan’s Ayako Sakuramoto and Yukiko Takahata defeated Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida to win the women’s doubles final.

Sayaka Takahashi of Japan (R) poses with Gao Fangjie of China after winning the women's singles final at the Singapore Open badminton tournament in Singapore on July 22, 2018. /VCG Photo

Another Japanese player Sayaka Takahashi beat China's Gao Fangjie, claiming the title of the women's singles group with 2-0. And for the men’s doubles group, Indonesia's Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan beat Chinese Ou Xuanyi and Ren Xiangyu in the finals.