Tseng Wen-ting

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tseng.
Tseng Wen-Ting
Tseng at the 2008 Taipei Game Show
No. 76 – New Taipei CTBC DEA
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueTaiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1984-07-06) July 6, 1984 (age 40)
Tamsui, Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan
Listed height6 ft 8.25 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolTsai Hsing High School (Taipei)
CollegeTaipei Physical Education College
Playing career2001–present
Career highlights and awards
Tseng Wen-ting
Chinese曾文鼎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZēng Wéndǐng
Wade–GilesTs'eng Wen-ting
Ah-Ting
Chinese阿鼎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀ Dǐng
Wade–GilesA Ting
The Landlord
Traditional Chinese大房東
Simplified Chinese大房东
Literal meaningbig landlord
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Fángdōng
Wade–GilesDa Fang-tung

Tseng Wen-ting (Chinese: 曾文鼎; pinyin: Zēng Wéndǐng; Wade–Giles: Ts'eng Wen-ting; born July 6, 1984, in Tamsui, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese basketball player. He currently plays for the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[1]

As one of the rare mobile players taller than 2 metres in Taiwan, Tseng has also served as starting centre for the Chinese Taipei national basketball team since his national team debut at the FIBA Asia Championship 2001.[2] At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, Tseng helped Chinese Taipei to a fifth-place finish while averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.[2] The fifth-place finish was Chinese Taipei's best finish in the tournament since the turn of the century.

On September 30, 2022, Tseng has signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League for three years.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wen-Ting Tseng Player Profile, News, Stats - Eurobasket".
  2. ^ a b "2009 FIBA Asia Championship Men's Player Profile". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "大房東曾文鼎正式披上中信特攻戰袍". China Times. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.