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Chinese table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yan An (Chinese: 闫安; born 12 January 1993) is a Chinese table tennis player.[1]
Yan An | ||||||
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Personal information | ||||||
Nationality | Chinese | |||||
Born | Beijing, China | 12 January 1993|||||
Table tennis career | ||||||
Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||
Highest ranking | 7 (December 2013) | |||||
Current ranking | 90 (July 2018)[1] | |||||
Medal record
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On September 9, 2008, in the men's singles final of the 2008 National Junior Table Tennis Championships, Yan An defeated Liu Shujian 4-0 to win the championship.[2] In February, at the 6th World Table Tennis Youth Championships, Yan An entered the semi-finals after defeating the Polish player 4-2, Takahiro Niwa 4-1, and Kim Min-seok 4-3 in the men's singles event, but was eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 3-4 to Chen Jianan.[3]
On September 29, 2009, in the mixed doubles quarter-finals of the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Ding Ning defeated the Sichuan combination Xu Ruifeng/Nie Wei 3-0 and advanced to the semi-finals.[4] On September 30, in the men's singles quarter-finals of the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An lost 3-4 to Ma Lin and was eliminated.[5] On the same day, in the mixed doubles third place battle at the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Ding Ning defeated the PLA combination Xu Ke/Liu Chun 3-1 to win the bronze medal.[6]
In 2010, Yan An joined the Bayi Rongsheng Heavy Industries Club and won the runner-up in the men's team of the Table Tennis Super League.[7]
On January 26, 2013, in the second round of the 2012 Table Tennis Super League Finals, Ningbo Beilun defeated Shanghai Jinmai Chi 3-1 to win the championship. In the singles event of the team competition, Yan An defeated Xu Xin 3-1. In this season, Yan An ranked third in the men's win rate list with a record of 22 wins and 12 losses, second only to Ma Long and Zhang Jike.[8] On February 24, in the men's singles final of the 2013 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Yan An lost 3-4 to Ma Long and finished second.[9] On May 20, in the men's doubles final of the 2013 ITTF World Tour Paris Open, Ma Lin/Yan An lost 2-4 to the Chinese Taipei combination Chuang Chih-Yuan/Chen Chien-An and only won the silver medal.[citation needed] On December 1, in the men's singles final of the 2013 ITTF Swedish Open, Yan An defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2 to win the first ITTF Pro Tour singles championship in his career.[10]
On January 3, 2014, Yan An withdrew from the 2013 ITTF World Tour Finals for some reason.[11] On February 22, in the third round of the men's singles of the 2014 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Yan An lost 2-4 to Gao Ning and was eliminated in the top 16.[12]
On September 5, 2017, in the third and fourth place final of the men's table tennis doubles at the 13th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Lin Gaoyuan defeated the Jiangsu combination Zhang Yudong/Sun Wen 3-1 to win the bronze medal.[13]
On September 22, 2021, in the 1/16 finals of the men's table tennis singles of the 14th Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An defeated Wang Bo of Heilongjiang team 4-1 and advanced to the top 16.[14] On September 25, in the men's doubles table tennis semi-finals of the 14th Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Xu Chenhao defeated Shang Kun/Zhao Zihao 4-2 and advanced to the finals.[15] On the same day, in the men's doubles table tennis final of the 14th Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Xu Chenhao lost 0-4 to Ma Long/Wang Chuqin and won the runner-up.[16] On October 12, in the men's team final of the Table Tennis Super League, the Shandong Luneng team composed of Yan An, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long won the runner-up.[17] On October 13, Yan An announced his withdrawal from the national team.[18]
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