Taiwan's men's doubles pair Liu Kuang-heng and Chen Cheng-kuan won their first national ranking title together, a promising sign for a duo aiming to climb the world rankings.

• The pair beat teammates Lin Ping-wei and Chiu Shao-hua in a three-set comeback to take the men's doubles crown.
• They only started playing together in May but have already reached the semifinals at two international opens.
• Their world ranking is still low at 67, so they need domestic ranking events to build points.
• Both credit their fast chemistry to being close in age, training together, and talking through problems directly.

Outlook: They plan a heavy run of six European and Asian tournaments starting in October, aiming to break into the world's top 32 and qualify for Super 1000-level events next year.