Chinese Taipei Open
He was a surprise in the Beijing 2008 men's singles tournament. He beat Kaveh Mehrabi from Iran 21-16 21-12 in the first round, Nguyen Tien Minh from Vietnam 21-16 15-21 21-15 in the second round and defeating Wong Choong Hann from Malaysia 14-21 21-17 21-18 in the third round, who has beaten Indonesian legend Taufik Hidayat with a 21-19 21-16 win in the opening round. Hsieh was stopped by Chen Jin of China 8-21 14-21 in the quarter-finals. After playing the Olympic games, he took part in the Chinese Taipei Open. In Chinese Taipei Open, he was again played back both events. He was knocked out in the third round in both events that he took and he had ended the tournament. After a few days, he continued his match in the Japan Open Super Series. He took part in three events in Japan Open, men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.