Chuang Chih-yuan
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Born | Kaohsiung, Taiwan[1] | 2 April 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 3 (December 2003)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 35 (20 February 2024)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chuang Chih-yuan (
Career in table tennis
Chuang's parents were both table tennis players in Taiwan.[6][7] His father was a national doubles champion, and his mother Lee Kuei-mei was a member of the national team. After the end of Lee's career as a player, her son, Chih-yuan, became one of her prodigies in table tennis.
Chuang started competing in 1989, at the age of eight.
2002 was a sparkling year in Chuang's career. He reached his first three finals on the
Chuang won his first singles title on the
In July 2008, his own table tennis stadium, Chih Yuan The Ping-Pong Stadium, opened in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[12] At that year's Olympics, he was beaten in the third round by Yang Zi of Singapore.[11] He reached the bronze medal match four years later at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he lost to Dimitrij Ovtcharov.[13]
In May 2013, in the 52nd World Table Tennis Championships held in Paris, France, Chuang Chih-yuan and Chen Chien-an defeated Hao Shuai and Ma Lin 9–11, 12–10, 11–6, 13–11, 9–11, 11–8 in the final, and won the men's doubles title. Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships titles. In the following year, Chuang helped Chinese Taipei men's team reach semifinals at the World Team Table Tennis Championships, making Taiwanese record in the men's team event.
In September 2019 he announced he will not play anymore for the Chinese Taipei national team.[14][15] It was stated that the main reason for his decision was disagreement with the Chinese Taipei association in that he wants to focus on singles competition and leave a position to youngsters in team events. Chuang returned to the team in 2020, and participated in the Summer Olympics for the fifth time.[16] He continued to compete in international tournaments after the Tokyo Olympics. In 2022, Chuang clinched the men's singles title at one of the WTT Feeder tournaments at the age of 41.[17]
Career summary
Singles (as of January 27, 2015):[8]
- Olympics: semi-finals (2012)
- World Championships: round of 16 (2003, 2007)
- World Cup appearances: 10. Best record: quarter-finals (2006, 10)
- ITTF World Tour titles: 4 (Brazil 2003, Chile 2011, Spanish Open 2012 and Hungarian Open 2016). Runner-up: 10 (Qatar, Japan, Dutch Open 2002; Danish Open 2003; USA, Japan Open 2004; Singapore Open 2006; Austrian, German Open 2008; Hungarian Open 2010)
- ITTF World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 12. Won in 2002.
- Asian Games: runner-up (2002).
Awards
- Best Male Athlete Award 2003 and 2012 from
- 41st Ten Outstanding Young Persons (2003) from Ten Outstanding Young Persons' Foundation Co., Taiwan.[20]
Personal life
On October 27, 2012, Chuang married Gladys Shi in his home town of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[21]
References
- ^ a b c "ITTF Biography". ITTF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Participations by athlete". olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Chou, Li-Chiang (16 May 2008). 莊智淵的朋友與敵人 (in Chinese). mass-age.com. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ 高雄新鮮人─莊智淵的桌球世界. Kaohsiung e-paper (in Chinese). Kaohsiung City Government. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b "ITTF Statistics". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ^ Peter Jensen (13 December 2002). "Learning the hard way". ITTF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Peter Jensen (15 December 2002). "CHUAN out on top". ITTF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chuang Chih-Yuan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Official website of Chih Yuan The Ping-Pong Stadium" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Chuang Chih-yuan eyes one last Olympic Games". taiwantoday.tw. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "被迫打亞錦賽 莊智淵心酸砲轟:不能用就丟旁邊!". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "深夜震撼彈 莊智淵宣佈不打東京奧運". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Taiwanese table tennis veteran reverses Tokyo Olympics decision". Taiwan News. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Taiwan's Chuang Chih-yuan wins men's singles title in U.S." Central News Agency. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Huang, Chiu-Ming (9 September 2003). 92體育精英獎/莊智淵擊敗曹錦輝 摘下最佳男運動員 (in Chinese). NOWnews.com. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ 莊智淵、許淑淨獲2012最佳運動員 (in Chinese). Liberty Times. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Past Winners" (in Chinese). Ten Outstanding Young Persons' Foundation Co. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ "ON 27TH OCTOBER CHUAN CHIH-YUAN MARRIED GLADYS SHI". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
External links
- Chuan Chih-Yuan at World Table Tennis
- Chuan Chih-Yuan at Olympics.com
- Chuan Chih-Yuan at Olympedia