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In mid‑July Mid‑July 2026 Taiwan hosted its second National Youth Badminton Championships and the under‑18 Wen‑shu Cup tennis tournament. Top‑seeded players such as tournament, where top‑seeded Su Hsiao‑ting and Sun Liang‑qing captured badminton titles, while titles and Wang Yu‑chi and Chiu Te‑lu won tennis singles crowns in tennis, crowns, underscoring the strength of the country’s grassroots racket‑sport programs. By the end of Later in July, Taiwanese athletes were competing successfully at senior international events. Huang Yu‑hsun, ranked world athletes continued the momentum. World No. 24, advanced to 24 Huang Yu‑hsun reached the women’s singles round of 16 at the Taipei Open, and the women’s table‑tennis pair Chen Sih‑yu and Wu Ying‑hsuan reached advanced to the final of the WTT Tashkent tournament. These performances show a progression At the end of July, Taiwanese players achieved further breakthroughs. In the United States, the Zhu sisters—Zhu Yixuan and Zhu Yicen—advanced to their first WTA 250 doubles semifinal at the Memphis Classic, defeating the Indian‑Australian duo of Ankita Raina and Astra Sharma. In Taipei, badminton star Lin Xiang‑ti rallied from national a set down to beat India’s Ashmita Chaliha and move into the round of 16, while seeded compatriots Huang Yuxun and Song Shuoyun also progressed, setting up an all‑Taiwanese encounter in the next round. These results extend the pattern of youth success to notable translating into senior‑level achievements on the broader competitive stage. across Taiwan’s racket‑sport disciplines.