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Archery League: Hanshin's Xie Peijuan and Wei Junheng Secure Victory, Defeating Changhua Bank to Deny Defense of Title

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The 2026 Enterprise Archery League completed its first week of competition with the Hanshin Group securing a 4:2 victory over the defending champions, Changhua Bank.
  • Hanshin Group's Xie Peijuan and Wei Junheng won their respective matches, contributing to the team's swift 3-0 start in the competition.
  • Despite Changhua Bank's comeback attempts, Hanshin Group secured their first win of the season, with both Hanshin Group and Hsinchu City Aishanlin leading the standings with 7 points.

The 2026 Enterprise Archery League kicked off its season with the Hanshin Group team achieving a significant 4:2 victory against the defending champions, Changhua Bank, during the first week of competition held at National Taiwan Sport University.

Hanshin Group's performance was strong from the outset. Xie Peijuan dominated the women's singles, defeating Qiu Yiying, last year's undefeated regular season champion, with a 6:0 score. Wei Junheng also secured a swift victory against his Tokyo Olympics teammate Deng Yuchen. The pair then teamed up to win the mixed doubles, giving Hanshin Group a quick 3-0 lead within 40 minutes.

Xie Peijuan's performance was really good. I think these two wins can give her more confidence.

โ€” Wei JunhengAfter the match, Wei Junheng commented on his teammate Xie Peijuan's performance and the team's dynamics.

Changhua Bank fought back in the mixed compound bow event, with Chen Siyu and Wu Ziwei narrowly winning 151:150. They further narrowed the gap when Qiu Yiying, Li Caiqi, and Qiu Chengjie won the women's recurve team event, bringing the total score to 2:3. However, Hanshin Group's men's recurve team, comprising Su Yu-yang, Liu Tai-yan, and Zhang Yi-zhong, secured the win with a 5:1 victory, extinguishing Changhua Bank's hopes of a comeback.

There are many new players on the team, and we are still integrating. We need to try more combinations to let the coach observe and adjust. Good results are due to every teammate.

โ€” Wei JunhengWei Junheng discussed the team's current stage of development and credited the collective effort for their success.

Wei Junheng expressed confidence in his teammate Xie Peijuan's performance and acknowledged the team's new members are still integrating. "We need to try more combinations to let the coach observe and adjust," he said, crediting the team's success to every player. He also shared a moment of sportsmanship with Deng Yuchen after their match, exchanging encouragement.

Following the opening week, both Hanshin Group and Hsinchu City Aishanlin lead the league with 7 points.ๆฟ ๅปบ่จญ and the Association Youth Team are tied with 6 points, while New Taipei Kaizars and the defending champions Changhua Bank have 5 points.

Let's encourage each other. I told Deng Yuchen, 'Deng Ye, I let you win,' and he also cheered me on. Everyone is working hard.

โ€” Wei JunhengWei Junheng described the sportsmanship shared with his opponent and former teammate Deng Yuchen after their match.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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