The 2025 Malaysia Badminton Masters was upset, and Chinese Taipei's first brother Chou Tien Cheng was out of the first round

In the first round of the men's singles of the Super 500 Series 2025 Malaysia Badminton Masters on the 21st local time, Chinese Taipei's first brother Chou Tien Cheng lost to India's Sathish Kumar Karunakaran (Sathish Kumar Karunakaran) 13:21, 14:21, and was out of the first round.

Zhou Tiancheng

The 35-year-old, currently ranked No. 7 in the men's singles world, continued his ongoing campaign after finishing runner-up at the Taipei Open, reaching the round of 16 at the Thailand Open 2025 last week.

In this round of the Malaysia Badminton Masters, Zhou Tiancheng faced the world's No. 51 Indian player Karuna Karun in the first round, and encountered an unfamiliar opponent who had not played against him in his career.

Zhou Tiancheng is expected to participate in the Super 750 Singapore Open Badminton Championships next week, and will face Qi Youren in the first round of the "Chinese Taipei Civil War".