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Date of Birth: Mar. 28, 1969 Residence: San Jose Education: Mission College Associate Technician Degree Ethnicity: Vietnamese Rating: 2359 Style: Powerful Forehand Loops with Backhand Drives Equipment: Timo Boll Arylate Blade with Bryce both sides Sponsor: None Clubs Played: San Jose State, Palo Alto TTC |
Tuan Anh has spent nearly all his life in the Vietnamese capital of Ho Chi Minh until his recent move to America in 2000. His father introduced Tuan Anh to the game when he was ten years old and after years of hard work, he became the city champion in men's singles of Ho Chi Minh and by profession was a fulltime professional table-tennis player from 1986 through 1999. Vietnam has hundreds of professional players as table-tennis is a very popular sport there, second in popularity only to soccer. He was ranked in the top 20 in Vietnam in men's singles and amazingly, reached his level without the assistance of a coach. His best win in the US is against Bay Area's Wu Wei and had a near-upset win against 4-time World Team Member Barney Reed recently as he had a 3-1 lead in the best of seven. He makes his living in the US as a loan processor and aims to play for the US Team. He is very physically fit and enjoys swimming, running, and other forms of physical training.