Tan Kian Meng
陈健铭
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 29)[1]
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia[1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight[1]
CoachRosman Razak[2]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking39 (MD with Tan Wee Kiong, 31 January 2023)
5 (XD with Lai Pei Jing, 20 December 2022)
Current ranking25 (XD with Lai Pei Jing 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Mixed doubles
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Tan Kian Meng (simplified Chinese: 陈健铭; traditional Chinese: 陳健銘; pinyin: Chén Jiànmíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kiān-bêng) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in the doubles events. He is currently playing with Lai Pei Jing in mixed doubles. Originally a singles player, he switched to play in the doubles events since August 2014 due to slow career progress.[3]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Scotland Adam Hall
Scotland Julie MacPherson 		21–15, 21–17 Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines 		Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Indonesia Praveen Jordan
Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti 		16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 		14–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Korea Open Super 500 Malaysia Lai Pei Jing South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Eom Hye-won 		21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Malaysia Masters Malaysia Lai Pei Jing China Zheng Siwei
China Li Yinhui 		14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Open Malaysia Lai Pei Jing China Zheng Siwei
China Chen Qingchen 		13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Vietnam Open Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Indonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya
Indonesia Annisa Saufika 		21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Indonesian Masters Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Indonesia Ronald Alexander
Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti 		16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Thailand Open Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet 		21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Malaysia Masters Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jamie Lai 		21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Dutch Open Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong Singapore Terry Hee
Singapore Loh Kean Hean 		14–21, 21–18, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Vietnam International Series Malaysia Peck Yen Wei Indonesia Rian Swastedian
Indonesia Masita Mahmudin 		13–21, 21–19, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Polish Open Malaysia Lai Pei Jing Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Zięba 		11–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "TAN Kian Meng Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via Tournamentsoftware.com.
  2. ^ Shamsudin, Shaiful (24 April 2023). "BAC: Barisan profesional sudah sedia galas misi -- Rosman Razak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ Paul, Rajes (21 January 2016). "Kian Meng growing from strength to strength". The Star. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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