CHUAN CHIH-YUAN, dubbed 'The Fastest Player on Earth'
Place of Birth: Kaohsiung
Hometown: Kaohsiung
Height: 1.67 m
Chih-Yuan Chuan was born on April 2, 1981 and resides in Taipei. He possesses great footwork and could attack with force on both wings. He is currently ranked at 16 in the world and at 12 in Asia. In his native Chinese Taipei, he is the number one player. The highest world ranking held by him was at number 3 in the month of December in 2003.
He played his best games between 2002 and 2005 but had somewhat slipped in the last 2 years. He was the Men’s singles finalist in 2002 Qatar ITTF Pro Tour and quarterfinalist in 2002 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals, .
Chih-Yuan Chuan has played both in China and in Europe on several occasions. He is quite familiar with the various styles of Chinese players
He has the speed play of the Chinese and also possesses the backhand attacking skills in which the Europeans are very good. His speed and aggressiveness had made him one of the best players in the recent past.
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