Hsieh Yu-hsing (p=Xiè Yùxīng; born July 23, 1983) is an international badminton player from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), competing in men's singles and mixed doubles.
After the Olympics, he participated in the Chinese Taipei Open, competing in both singles and doubles events, but was eliminated in the third round of each. A few days later, he competed in the Japan Open Super Series, taking part in men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles.
In March, Hsieh competed in the Badminton All England Open, where he lost to Indonesia's top players in the first round of both singles and doubles. He then participated in the Wilson Swiss Open, reaching the second round in mixed doubles and the quarter-finals in singles. In the singles event, he defeated India's Chetan Anand 9-21, 22-20, 21-17 in the second round but was eliminated by China's Lin Dan 16-21, 14-21 in the quarter-finals. In early April, he went to Osaka to compete in both singles and doubles to earn points and improve his world ranking.
Hsieh competed only in the men's singles at the Singapore Open held in June, where he lost to Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 15-21, 15-21 in the second round. He then participated in the Indonesian Open also in singles, and was defeated by China's Lin Dan 12-21, 12-21 in the second round. In August, Hsieh competed in the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat with a score of 16-21, 14-21.
At the Chinese Taipei Open, Hsieh lost to Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 17-21, 21-17, 20-22. In the Li Ning China Open, he was defeated by China's Lin Dan 15-21, 19-21 in the second round. At the Japan Open, he lost to Indonesian Simon Santoso 18-21, 6-21 in the first round. In November, Hsieh competed in both singles and doubles at the Hong Kong Open Super Series. He lost to a Malaysian mixed doubles pair in the qualification match and was later defeated 13-21, 9-21 by Indonesia's Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka in the second round.
After that, Hsieh returned to the China Open, competing only in men's singles. He was defeated by Chen Jin of China 14-21, 5-21 in the second round. In December, he participated in the BWF World Super Series Masters Competition in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. He was only beaten by former Olympic Games Champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia, who won 21-17, 21-15 in the final round. In the first round, Hsieh lost to world number one Lee Chong Wei 11-21, 12-21, and in the second round, he was defeated by Chinese player Bao Chunlai 21-17, 8-21, 16-21.
In November, Hsieh represented Taiwan at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. In the men's team competition round of 16, he defeated India's Arvind Bhat 28-26, 15-21, 21-13, contributing to a 3-1 win for Chinese Taipei over India. However, the team lost to Indonesia in the quarter-finals, with Hsieh losing his match 21-11, 8-21, 12-21 to Indonesian star Taufik Hidayat.
Later, in the individual men's singles competition, Hsieh faced Indonesia's No. 1 player, Taufik Hidayat, and lost 16-21, 12-21 in the first round. In December, Hsieh participated in the China Open Super Series in Shanghai. He showed some improvement by defeating Christian Lind Thomsen of Denmark with a score of 18-21, 21-3, 21-16. However, he was once again stopped by China's Chen Jin, losing 8-21, 21-18, 16-21, and did not advance to the quarter-finals.
2007 | Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand | Tsai Chia-hsin | Sudket Prapakamol Phattapol Ngensrisuk | 21–17, 17–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Men's singles
2008 | Bulgaria Open | Joachim Persson | 21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
2008 | New Zealand Open | Chien Yu-chin | Chen Hung-ling Chou Chia-chi | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2008 | Hellas International | Sune Gavnholt | 21–10, 21–18 | Winner |
2005 | OCBC International | Tony Gunawan | 15–2, 15–2 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
2009 | Osaka International | Chien Yu-chin | Noriyasu Hirata Shizuka Matsuo | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
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