[4][5][6] Originally a singles player, he switched to doubles when attending Shi-Yuan High School in Taichung.

[6] Chiu and Yang also reached the finals of the Denmark Challenge, Bulgarian International, and Czech Open.

[12] In June, Chiu and Lin advanced to their first BWF World Tour tournament final at their home event, the Taipei Open.

[14] They finished as the runner-up after losing to Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in straight games.

[15] In September, the pair made the semi-finals of the Kaohsiung Masters but lost out to the top seeds, Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja.

[16] In March, he won the Vietnam International men's doubles title with Liu Kuang-heng.