title: Tan Paey Fern
text: # Tan Paey Fern
  
  Tan Paey Fern (simplified Chinese: 陈佩芬; traditional Chinese: 陳佩芬; pinyin: Chén Pèifēn) is a Singaporean table tennis Player.
  
  Tan was talent-scouted by ex-National Table Tennis Coach, Mr. Foo Soo Peng, when she was playing table tennis casually with her brother and some friends at the age of 9. Tan was a very determined young girl. She gave up her studies to practice table tennis. Her parents were worried but were very supportive. Tan's skills vastly improved, and she soon turned semi-professional, becoming a full-time professional player in 1993.
  
  ## Post athletic career
  
  On 10 January 2018, Fern, was named as the chef de mission of Singapore's first ever Winter Olympic team.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  * 2007
     * Commonwealth Championships
        * Gold - Women's Team
        * Bronze - Mixed Doubles (partner: Cai Xiao Li)
  * 2006
     * 15th Asian Games
        * Silver - Women's Team
     * 5th South East Asian Championships
        * Gold - Women's Team
        * Gold - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
        * Silver - Women's Singles
        * Silver - Mixed DOubles
     * Commonwealth Games
        * Gold - Women's Team
        * Silver - Women's Doubles (partner: Xu Yan)
        * Bronze - Mixed Doubles (partner: Ho Jia Ren Jason)
  * 2005
     * ITTF Korea Open
        * 1st - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
     * Asian Cup
        * 5th - Women's Singles
  * 2004
     * Commonwealth Championships
        * Gold - Women's Team
        * Gold - Women's Doubles
        * Bronze - Women's Singles
     * Oylimpic Games
        * Top 16 - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
  * 2003
     * 22nd SEA Games
  * 1997
     * Commonwealth Championships
        * Gold - Women's Team
        * Silver - Women's Singles
        * Silver - Women's Doubles
  