By capturing the #ChinaOpen2026 title at 36 years, 6 months, and 18 days old, Chou Tien Chen stands as the oldest BWF World Tour Super 1000 champion in history.
— Statminton (@Statminton) July 26, 2026
Remarkably, Chou is the sole singles athlete among the ten oldest Super 1000 titleholders, a ranking otherwise… pic.twitter.com/1alzc1amOT
No one can escape the effects of aging…except Chou Tien Chen: the older, the stronger💪
— BadmintonRanks (@BadmintonR45199) July 26, 2026
Oldest S1000 champion:
1⃣(TPE)Chou Tien Chen 36.5 (China26)
2⃣🇮🇩Hendra Setiawan 34.5 (AE19)
3⃣🇩🇰Kamilla Rytter Juhl 34.31 (AE18)
4⃣🇯🇵Hiroyuki Endo 34.26 (AE21)
5⃣🇮🇩Greysia Poli 33.44 (Thai20) pic.twitter.com/7PVhRvwF1I