On September 9, 2008, in the men's singles final of the 2008 National Junior Table Tennis Championships, Yan An defeated Liu Shujian 4-0 to win the championship.[2] In February, at the 6th World Table Tennis Youth Championships, Yan An entered the semi-finals after defeating the Polish player 4-2, Takahiro Niwa 4-1, and Kim Min-seok 4-3 in the men's singles event, but was eliminated in the semi-finals after losing 3-4 to Chen Jianan.[3]
On September 29, 2009, in the mixed doubles quarter-finals of the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Ding Ning defeated the Sichuan combination Xu Ruifeng/Nie Wei 3-0 and advanced to the semi-finals.[4] On September 30, in the men's singles quarter-finals of the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An lost 3-4 to Ma Lin and was eliminated.[5] On the same day, in the mixed doubles third place battle at the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Ding Ning defeated the PLA combination Xu Ke/Liu Chun 3-1 to win the bronze medal.[6]
In 2010, Yan An joined the Bayi Rongsheng Heavy Industries Club and won the runner-up in the men's team of the Table Tennis Super League.[7]
On January 26, 2013, in the second round of the 2012 Table Tennis Super League Finals, Ningbo Beilun defeated Shanghai Jinmai Chi 3-1 to win the championship. In the singles event of the team competition, Yan An defeated Xu Xin 3-1. In this season, Yan An ranked third in the men's win rate list with a record of 22 wins and 12 losses, second only to Ma Long and Zhang Jike.[8] On February 24, in the men's singles final of the 2013 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Yan An lost 3-4 to Ma Long and finished second.[9] On May 20, in the men's doubles final of the 2013 ITTF World Tour Paris Open, Ma Lin/Yan An lost 2-4 to the Chinese Taipei combination Chuang Chih-Yuan/Chen Chien-An and only won the silver medal.[citation needed] On December 1, in the men's singles final of the 2013 ITTF Swedish Open, Yan An defeated Fan Zhendong 4-2 to win the first ITTF Pro Tour singles championship in his career.[10]
On January 3, 2014, Yan An withdrew from the 2013 ITTF World Tour Finals for some reason.[11] On February 22, in the third round of the men's singles of the 2014 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Yan An lost 2-4 to Gao Ning and was eliminated in the top 16.[12]
On September 5, 2017, in the third and fourth place final of the men's table tennis doubles at the 13th National Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Lin Gaoyuan defeated the Jiangsu combination Zhang Yudong/Sun Wen 3-1 to win the bronze medal.[13]
On September 22, 2021, in the 1/16 finals of the men's table tennis singles of the 14th Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An defeated Wang Bo of Heilongjiang team 4-1 and advanced to the top 16.[14] On September 25, in the men's doubles table tennis semi-finals of the 14th Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Xu Chenhao defeated Shang Kun/Zhao Zihao 4-2 and advanced to the finals.[15] On the same day, in the men's doubles table tennis final of the 14th Games of the People's Republic of China, Yan An/Xu Chenhao lost 0-4 to Ma Long/Wang Chuqin and won the runner-up.[16] On October 12, in the men's team final of the Table Tennis Super League, the Shandong Luneng team composed of Yan An, Wang Chuqin and Ma Long won the runner-up.[17] On October 13, Yan An announced his withdrawal from the national team.[18]
^"全国少年乒乓球锦标赛在镇江落幕" [National Junior Table Tennis Championships concluded in Zhenjiang]. www.sport.gov.cn. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2024. 男子单打冠军赛在北京闫安和广东刘舒健之间进行，最终闫安以4：0轻松获胜夺得冠军，刘舒健获得亚军，河北的程靖湛、江苏的田琦分获三、四名； [The men's singles championship was held between Yan An from Beijing and Liu Shujian from Guangdong. Yan An won the championship easily with a score of 4:0. Liu Shujian won the runner-up. Cheng Jingzhan from Hebei and Tian Qi from Jiangsu won the third and fourth places respectively.]
^"国乒青年队世青赛大败 男单未进4强4届无缘冠军" [The Chinese table tennis youth team suffered a crushing defeat at the World Youth Championships, and the men's singles team failed to make the top four and missed the championship for four times]. sports.sohu.com. 15 December 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2024. 男单首轮，闫安、宋鸿远轮空，方博、程靖淇均以4∶0完胜对手。第二轮，程靖淇2∶4不敌二号种子英国天才金克霍尔，宋鸿远0∶4负于韩国丁荣植，方博2∶4败给波兰的皮尤特勒，只有闫安4∶2战胜一名波兰选手，独自杀进16强。随后闫安4∶1淘汰日本的丹羽孝希进入八强，接下来他又4∶3险胜韩国的金敏硕进入4强。男单半决赛，闫安对阵中国台北选手陈建安。闫安在前四局3∶1领先的情况下，被陈建安连续以两个12∶10拖进决胜局，最终闫安以6∶11在决胜局里落败。 [In the first round of men's singles, Yan An and Song Hongyuan were given a bye, while Fang Bo and Cheng Jingqi both won 4:0. In the second round, Cheng Jingqi lost 2:4 to the second seed British genius Kinkelhor, Song Hongyuan lost 0:4 to South Korea's Ding Rongzhi, and Fang Bo lost 2:4 to Poland's Piutler. Only Yan An defeated a Polish player 4:2 and made it to the top 16 alone. Then Yan An eliminated Japan's Takuma Niwa 4:1 to enter the quarterfinals, and then he narrowly defeated South Korea's Kim Min-seok 4:3 to enter the top 4. In the men's singles semifinals, Yan An faced Chen Jianan, a player from Chinese Taipei. Yan An led 3:1 in the first four games, but was dragged into the deciding game by Chen Jianan with two consecutive 12:10s. In the end, Yan An lost in the deciding game 6:11.]
^"图文-全运会闫安/丁宁晋级混双四强 闫安回球" [Photo: Yan An and Ding Ning advance to the mixed doubles semifinals at the National Games. Yan An returns the ball]. sports.sina.com.cn. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024. 当日，在青岛举行的第十一届全国运动会乒乓球混合双打1/4决赛中，闫安/丁宁以3比0战胜四川队选手许锐锋/聂维，晋级半决赛。 [On the same day, in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles table tennis of the 11th National Games held in Qingdao, Yan An/Ding Ning defeated Sichuan team players Xu Ruifeng/Nie Wei 3-0 and advanced to the semi-finals.]
^"图文-全运会乒乓球男单30日战况 闫安力战强敌" [Photo: National Games men's singles table tennis match on the 30th day: Yan An fights against strong opponents]. sports.sina.com.cn. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024. 当日，在山东青岛举行的第十一届全运会乒乓球男子单打比赛中，北京队选手闫安以3比4不敌广东队选手马琳。 [On the same day, in the men's singles table tennis competition of the 11th National Games held in Qingdao, Shandong, Beijing team player Yan An lost 3-4 to Guangdong team player Ma Lin.]
^"图文：闫安/丁宁获铜牌 抓拍闫安发球" [Photo: Yan An and Ding Ning won the bronze medal. Capture Yan An's serve]. sports.sohu.com. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024. 当日，在青岛举行的第十一届全国运动会乒乓球混合双打季军争夺战中，闫安/丁宁以3比1战胜解放军队选手徐克/刘纯，获得铜牌。 [On the same day, in the third place battle of table tennis mixed doubles at the 11th National Games held in Qingdao, Yan An/Ding Ning defeated PLA team players Xu Ke/Liu Chun 3-1 to win the bronze medal.]
^"选手风采：闫安" [Contestant Style: Yan An]. www.jsw.com.cn. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2024. 2010年加盟"八一熔盛重工俱乐部"队，获得国内乒超联赛男团亚军。 [In 2010, he joined the "Bayi Rongsheng Heavy Industry Club" team and won the runner-up in the men's team of the Domestic Table Tennis Super League.]
^"闫安胜率仅次马龙张继科 坦言乒超夺冠收获信心" [Yan An's winning rate is second only to Ma Long and Zhang Jike. He admits that he gained confidence by winning the Table Tennis Super League.]. sports.sohu.com. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 今天结束的乒超总决赛第二回合中，宁波北仑以3-1击败上海金迈驰夺冠，其中小将闫安以3-1战胜许昕。双方的首回合较量中，闫安也是完胜许昕。宁波能够最终获得冠军，闫安功不可没。值得一提的是，在男子胜率榜上，闫安交出的答卷是22胜12负，排名第三，而在他前两位的是马龙和张继科，这个赛季，闫安表示自己收获很大，"一个是信心，另一个是关键场次的发挥和赛前准备，多体验一下重大比赛的决赛，对我以后的比赛会有好处。" [In the second round of the Table Tennis Super League finals that ended today, Ningbo Beilun defeated Shanghai Jinmai Chi 3-1 to win the championship, in which young player Yan An defeated Xu Xin 3-1. In the first round of the match between the two sides, Yan An also defeated Xu Xin. Yan An contributed greatly to Ningbo's final victory. It is worth mentioning that in the men's winning rate list, Yan An's answer sheet is 22 wins and 12 losses, ranking third, and the two ahead of him are Ma Long and Zhang Jike. This season, Yan An said that he has gained a lot, "One is confidence, and the other is the performance and pre-match preparation in key games. Experiencing more finals of major competitions will be beneficial to my future competitions."]
^"图文-卡塔尔公开赛闫安获得亚军 闫安反手拉球" [Photo: Yan An won the second place in the Qatar Open. Yan An backhand pull]. sports.sina.com.cn. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 当日，在卡塔尔多哈进行的国际乒联世界巡回赛卡塔尔公开赛男子单打决赛中，闫安以3比4不敌队友马龙，获得亚军。 [On the same day, in the men's singles final of the ITTF World Tour Qatar Open held in Doha, Qatar, Yan An lost to his teammate Ma Long 3-4 and won the runner-up.]
^"瑞典乒球公开赛 闫安男单夺冠" [Yan An wins Swedish Table Tennis Open men's singles title]. sports.people.com.cn. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 尽管樊振东以11比9追回一局，闫安随即以11比6拿下第六局，从而以4比2击败樊振东，夺得本站比赛的男单冠军，同时也实现了个人职业生涯的一个重大突破。 [Although Fan Zhendong won back a game with 11 to 9, Yan An immediately won the sixth game with 11 to 6, thus defeating Fan Zhendong 4 to 2 and winning the men's singles championship of this tournament, which also achieved a major breakthrough in his personal career.]
^"闫安退出乒联总决赛 国乒揽男单前三种子无张继科" [Yan An withdraws from the ITTF Finals; China's men's singles top three seeds excluding Zhang Jike]. sports.sina.com.cn. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2024. 迪拜1月2日消息，国际乒联周四公布了最新的2013赛季乒联总决赛的参赛名单，中国小将闫安因故退出。 [Dubai, January 2: The International Table Tennis Federation announced the latest list of participants for the 2013 ITTF World Tour Finals on Thursday, with Chinese young player Yan An withdrawing for some reason.]
^"卡塔尔乒球赛中国夺双冠 许昕男单称王马龙伤退" [China wins double title at Qatar Table Tennis Championships; Xu Xin wins men's singles title, Ma Long retires due to injury]. sports.sina.com.cn. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2024. 马龙、许昕、樊振东、闫安、周雨五人参加男子单打比赛，马龙因为肩伤在第三轮退赛，樊振东这一轮经过七局苦战以3比4惜败给韩国的赵彦来，闫安也以2比4不敌新加坡老将高宁，中国队仅有许昕一人跻身八强。 [Ma Long, Xu Xin, Fan Zhendong, Yan An and Zhou Yu participated in the men's singles competition. Ma Long withdrew in the third round due to a shoulder injury. Fan Zhendong lost to Zhao Yanlai of South Korea 3-4 after a hard fight of seven games. Yan An also lost to Singaporean veteran Gao Ning 2-4. Only Xu Xin from the Chinese team entered the quarterfinals.]
^"全运-樊振东/周雨4-3马龙/许昕 艰难夺男双金牌" [National Games - Fan Zhendong/Zhou Yu 4-3 Ma Long/Xu Xin won the men's doubles gold medal with difficulty]. sports.sina.com.cn. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 樊振东/周雨在决赛里表现不俗，他们在决胜局一度3比5落后的情况下实现翻盘，以4比3击败马龙/许昕赢得冠军。马龙/许昕屈居亚军，闫安/林高远拿到第三名。 [Fan Zhendong/Zhou Yu performed well in the final. They turned the tables after falling behind 3-5 in the final game and defeated Ma Long/Xu Xin 4-3 to win the championship. Ma Long/Xu Xin finished second, and Yan An/Lin Gaoyuan took third place.]
^"全运男单闫安46分钟4-1王博晋级16强 或战樊振东" [Yan An defeated Wang Bo 4-1 in 46 minutes in the National Games Men's Singles and advanced to the top 16 and may face Fan Zhendong]. sports.sina.com.cn. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 在男单第二时段进行的一场1/16决赛中，北京队的闫安用时46分钟，以4-1（11-7/8-11/11-8/15-13/11-5）战胜黑龙江队的王博，挺进16强。 [In the 1/16 final held in the second period of the men's singles, Yan An of the Beijing team took 46 minutes to defeat Wang Bo of the Heilongjiang team 4-1 (11-7/8-11/11-8/15-13/11-5) and advanced to the top 16.]
^Fangfei, Lu (25 September 2021). "闫安/徐晨皓4-2力克赵子豪/尚坤 率先晋级男双决赛" [Yan An/Xu Chenhao defeated Zhao Zihao/Shang Kun 4-2 and advanced to the men's doubles final]. sports.cctv.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 关键的第6局，稳住心态的闫安/徐晨皓11-5获胜，总比分4-2淘汰对手晋级决赛。 [In the crucial 6th game, Yan An/Xu Chenhao kept a steady mind and won 11-5, eliminating their opponents with a total score of 4-2 and advancing to the finals.]
^"全运马龙王楚钦单局挽救5局点 4-0赢德比男双夺金" [Ma Long and Wang Chuqin saved 5 game points in a single game and won the men's doubles gold medal in the Derby 4-0]. sports.sina.com.cn. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 在一场"北京德比"中，马龙/王楚钦用时39分钟，以4-0（11-4/13-11/12-10/12-10）战胜队友闫安/徐晨皓，获得金牌。 [In a "Beijing Derby", Ma Long/Wang Chuqin took 39 minutes to defeat their teammates Yan An/Xu Chenhao 4-0 (11-4/13-11/12-10/12-10) to win the gold medal.]
^"梁靖崑获MVP马龙空砍2分 山东魏桥险胜鲁能夺冠" [Liang Jingkun wins MVP, Ma Long scores 2 points in vain, Shandong Weiqiao wins the championship by a narrow margin over Luneng]. sports.sina.com.cn. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 北京时间10月12日消息，2021年乒超联赛男团决赛落幕，山东魏桥夺得冠军。虽然山东鲁能的马龙连胜梁靖崑、周雨独取2分，可周启豪单双打贡献2分，梁靖崑决胜盘击败闫安，山东魏桥以3比2险胜山东鲁能夺冠。 [According to news on October 12, Beijing time, the men's team finals of the 2021 Table Tennis Super League ended, and Shandong Weiqiao won the championship. Although Shandong Luneng's Ma Long won Liang Jingkun and Zhou Yu and scored 2 points, Zhou Qihao contributed 2 points in singles and doubles, Liang Jingkun defeated Yan An in the final set, and Shandong Weiqiao narrowly defeated Shandong Luneng 3-2 to win the championship.]
^"闫安退出国家队：换一种方式 继续自己热爱的事业" [Yan An quits the national team: Change the way to continue the career he loves]. sports.sina.com.cn. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2024. 10月13日，中国乒乓球队国手闫安发微博，宣布退出国家队。 [On October 13, Chinese table tennis team player Yan An posted on Weibo, announcing his withdrawal from the national team.]
