Chen Chien-an | |
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Nationality | Taiwan |
Born | June 16, 1991 |
Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip |
Highest ranking | 17 (November 2014) |
Current ranking | 33 (August 2016) |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
Chen Chien-an (traditional Chinese: 陳建安; simplified Chinese: 陈建安; pinyin: Chen Jianan; born 16 June 1991) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He won the 2008 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in singles.
In May 2013, in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, Chen Chien-an and Chuang Chih-yuan defeated Hao Shuai and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final, and won Men's Doubles title. Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships title.
As of August 2016, he ranked the number thirty-third player in the world.
Chen Chien-an is sponsored by the German table tennis brand TIBHAR.