Chuang Chih-yuan

Chuang Chih-yuan (Chinese: 莊智淵; pinyin: Zhuāng Zhìyuān; born 2 April 1981) is a Taiwanese table tennis player.

[1] He won the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals in 2002 and doubles title at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships.

[10] In the men's doubles, he and teammate Chiang Peng-lung reached the last 16, where they were beaten by Błaszczyk and Krzeszewski of Poland.

[12] 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.

[13] Chuang and Chen became the first athletes in Taiwan to win any World Table Tennis Championships titles.

[16][17] 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.

[21] Singles (as of 27 January 2015):[7] On 27 October 2012, Chuang married Gladys Shi in his home town of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.