Tan Kian Meng

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Character Introduction

Tan Kian Meng (June 1, 1994) is a Malaysian male badminton player.

Tan Kian Meng, from Johor Bumiputra, Malaysia, is one of the key players cultivated by Malaysia’s “Lee Chong Wei Successor Program”. Originally a singles player, the Malaysian Federation of badminton technical director Frost that he is tall, backcourt fast and accurate, split ability is excellent, but the net ball speed is slow, continue to play men’s singles future is not great; but if the transition to mixed doubles, the net can be handed over to his partner, the problem is naturally solved, and so they arranged for him to work with Bai Yanwei mixed doubles.

In 2016, Chen Jianming began to partner with Lai Peijun mixed doubles, the two broke into the final of the Malaysia Masters, Polish Open, Chinese Taipei Open, Indonesia Masters, and won the Grand Prix of Vietnam and Thailand Golden Grand Prix.

In January 2017, Chan Kin Ming and Lai Pui Kwan returned to the Malaysian Masters after one year and won the mixed doubles final, defeating teammates Goh Soon Huat/Lai Jie Min 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) to win the title.

In February 2021, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) decided to expel Lai from the national team after his mixed doubles partner, Lai Pei Jun, performed poorly in the two World Tour events and the Grand Final organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in Thailand. Although he was retained by the national team, Chan chose to stay with Lai as a free agent to continue his quest for the Tokyo Olympics.

In April 2022, Chan and Lai won the Korea Open final in straight sets (21-15, 21-18), defeating hosts Ko Sung-hyun/Yim Hye-won to win the title after five years.

World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 15, Week 30, 2024

Olympic Points – Mixed Doubles 24, 46580 points

Finals Ranking – Mixed Doubles 11, 48940 points

Equipment Used

THRUSTER RYUGA; THRUSTER F Falcon Black Gold; VBS-66 NANO; P8500 II; S82; DriveX 7K; P8510; JETSPEED S 12; VBS-68; VBS-68 Power

Major Achievements

Australian Badminton Open 2024 Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
2024 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
China Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals 2023
2022 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2022 Commonwealth Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
2022 Commonwealth Games Badminton Mixed Team Gold Medal
2022 Korea Open Mixed Doubles Champion
2022 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2022 India Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2021 Netherlands Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
2021 Swiss Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
Thailand Badminton Masters 2020 Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal
2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Silver Medal
Indonesia Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals 2019
2019 Singapore Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2019 Malaysia Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
2017 Singapore Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
2017 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2017 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals of 2016 Badminton Golden Grand Prix in Macau, China
2016 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
2016 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2016 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
2016 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2016 Orleans Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
2016 Poland Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2014 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Men’s Singles Quarter-finals