The "2018 Formosa Cup International Men's & Women's Professional Tennis Championships" are taking place at the Taipei Tennis Center from July 15th to 29th. This year, the "Formosa Future Star" Tseng Chun-Hsin, who has gained excellent results in international tournaments, also returned to Taiwan to participate in the Formosa Cup. He was accompanied by his father Tseng Yu-Te, Liao Yu-Hui (Chair of Chinese Taipei Tennis Association), Liu Chung-Hsing (Secretary General of Chinese Taipei Tennis Association) and arrived at the Formosa building at 17:00 on July 26th to thank Wong WenYuan, Chairman of Formosa Plastics Group and Wang Jhan-Yang Charitable Trust Fund. However, Chairman Wong could not attend the event due to other prior commitments, so Wang Wen-Chao (Standing Committee Member of FPG & Advisory Committee Member of Wang Jhan-Yang Charitable Trust Fund) attended instead.
Tseng Chun-Hsin and his father thanked Chairman Wong's long-term support. Since 2015, FPG has provided him with 4 million dollars every year so that he can train in a better environment abroad and participate in competitions. This time, he won the Boys' Singles title at Wimbledon. As the first ever winner of Wimbledon boys' singles title in Taiwan, Tseng also expected himself to continue working hard to gain favorable results for Taiwan's sports scene. Chair and Secretary General of Chinese Taipei Tennis Association also expressed their gratitude for Chairman Wong's long-term support for sports, especially tennis.
World Champion Tseng Chun-Hsin expresses gratitude for Chairman Wong's support
Tseng Chun-Hsin has traveled around the world for a long time to participate in various competitions and training. After the competitions in Europe, he returned to Taiwan to participate in the "Formosa Cup." Tseng Chun-Hsin performed exceptionally in the Grand Slam tournaments this year and ranks top in the international juniors' rankings. In addition to winning the Boys' Singles title at Wimbledon, he also won the Boys' Singles title at Australian Open in January; in June, he won the Boys' Singles title and Boys' Doubles runner-up at French Open. He also made rapid progress in professional tournaments. In May and June, he won two professional singles championships in Vietnam and Portugal. He was hailed as the most talented player in Asia by the American media "Tennis World".
During his short return to Taiwan, Tseng Chun-Hsin and his father made a special trip to FPG to express their gratitude with the trophy, and took the chance to share his experience in training and competitions.
Tseng said: "I am really grateful to the Chairman of FPG for his willingness to help me when I was very young. Because of his help, I have been able to go to Europe to receive high-intensity training, which has greatly improved my abilities and physical fitness.
Tseng's father also said: "We originally planned to stay in Europe for training after Wimbledon, but we were urged to come back to Taiwan to express our gratitude. We really appreciate the support of FPG and Wang Jhan-Yang Charitable Trust Fund. They have provided with Chun-Hsin with many opportunities to thrive as a tennis player. I cannot thank them more. I also hope that Chun-Hsin can forever stay grateful and train hard since good results are the best way to return FPG's support."
Wang Wen-Chao's praise and encouragement for Tseng Chun-Hsin
Advisory Committee Member Wang Wen-Chao also spoke highly of Tseng's performance in competitions and training. He reminded Tseng to stay healthy and sleep well, and told him not to stay up late or force himself to compete; he must get checkups immediately if feeling unwell. Wang Wen-Chao also told Chun-Hsin: "After you turn professional, the top athletes are of the same level, and thus competitions are going to be tough. You must not slack off and try to understand your competitors and your own strong and weak points using big data so that you can improve your skills and gain better results in competitions."