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Sun was born on 21 September 1999, in [[Hsinchu]], Taiwan, on the day of [[1999 Jiji earthquake|the deadly Jiji earthquake]]; as such, his [[breakdancing]] nickname is "Quake".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://issues.ptsplus.tv/articles/7353/|website=PTS Plus TV|title=霹靂舞國手孫振從自學到挑戰奧運，目標成為最強的一對一B-Boy|date=25 December 2023|language=Chinese|trans-title=National breakdancer Sun Zhen learned from self-taught to challenge the Olympics, aiming to become the strongest one-on-one B-Boy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://udn.com/news/story/124095/8103576|newspaper=[[United Daily News]]|title=奧運霹靂舞／921大地震寶寶 孫振準備震撼巴黎|trans-title=Olympic Break Dancing/921 Earthquake Baby Sun Zhen Prepares to Shock Paris|author=Siru, Zeng|date=18 July 2024|language=Chinese}}</ref> He is the youngest of three children and was [[Homeschooling|homeschooled]] until college.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20231024w001|agency=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]]|title=自學之路開出霹靂舞的火花 B-Boy Quake的挑戰自我之路|author=Guanyin, Ye|date=24 October 2023|trans-title=The road to self-teaching opens up the spark of break dancing B-Boy Quake’s road to challenging himself|language=Chinese}}</ref> In 2010, the film ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]'' became popular in Taiwan; according to the [[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]], it "triggered a fad that had the older guys in the neighborhood practicing moves on paperboards, and Sun felt he had to get involved."<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202407190014|agency=Central News Agency|title=FEATURE/Quake alert! Taiwan B-Boy Sun Chen hoping to give Paris a shake|date=19 July 2024}}</ref> He said that "I wasn't making any friends if I didn't join them," and so he enrolled in a breakdancing class that year.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1"/>
Sun was born on 21 September 1999, in [[Hsinchu]], Taiwan, on the day of [[1999 Jiji earthquake|the deadly Jiji earthquake]]; as such, his [[breakdancing]] nickname is "Quake".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://issues.ptsplus.tv/articles/7353/|website=PTS Plus TV|title=霹靂舞國手孫振從自學到挑戰奧運，目標成為最強的一對一B-Boy|date=25 December 2023|language=Chinese|trans-title=National breakdancer Sun Zhen learned from self-taught to challenge the Olympics, aiming to become the strongest one-on-one B-Boy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://udn.com/news/story/124095/8103576|newspaper=[[United Daily News]]|title=奧運霹靂舞／921大地震寶寶 孫振準備震撼巴黎|trans-title=Olympic Break Dancing/921 Earthquake Baby Sun Zhen Prepares to Shock Paris|author=Siru, Zeng|date=18 July 2024|language=Chinese}}</ref> He is the youngest of three children and was [[Homeschooling|homeschooled]] until college.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20231024w001|agency=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]]|title=自學之路開出霹靂舞的火花 B-Boy Quake的挑戰自我之路|author=Guanyin, Ye|date=24 October 2023|trans-title=The road to self-teaching opens up the spark of break dancing B-Boy Quake’s road to challenging himself|language=Chinese}}</ref> In 2010, the film ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]'' became popular in Taiwan; according to the [[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]], it "triggered a fad that had the older guys in the neighborhood practicing moves on paperboards, and Sun felt he had to get involved."<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202407190014|agency=Central News Agency|title=FEATURE/Quake alert! Taiwan B-Boy Sun Chen hoping to give Paris a shake|date=19 July 2024}}</ref> He said that "I wasn't making any friends if I didn't join them," and so he enrolled in a breakdancing class that year.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1"/>


Sun enrolled at the [[University of Taipei]] for its street-dance department.<ref name="auto1"/> He won a U18 championship in Australia in 2017 and gained attention in 2019 by rising to a world ranking of 8th.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> He placed top four at the 2019 Paris BattlePro tournament and top eight at the 2019 OutBreak Europe.<ref name="auto2"/> In 2020, Sun won the [[Red Bull]] [[BC One]] Taiwan tournament, and he defended his Taiwan title in 2021.<ref name="auto"/> The following year, Sun participated in the team event at the FISE de Montpellier.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan dancers take first place in France X sports festival team event |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202205310024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=31 May 2022}}</ref> He competed at the [[2022 Asian Games|Asian Games]] in 2023.<ref name="auto1"/> He placed 15th at the [[Budapest]] qualifiers for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], but had a combined score from a previous event that led to [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Boys|him qualifying for the Olympics]], in the first time breakdancing was featured at the games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5895189|newspaper=[[Taiwan News]]|title=Taiwanese breakdancer secures nation's first ticket for Olympic breaking|date=25 June 2024|author=Lee, Charlotte}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Jung-chen |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=OLYMPICS/Taiwan B-Boy breaks into inaugural Olympic competition |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202406240013 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=24 June 2024}}</ref> He was selected as the Taiwan co-flagbearer at the Olympic opening ceremony, along with [[Tai Tzu-ying]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li, and |first1=Chien-chung |last2=Huang |first2=Chiao-wen |last3=Chao |first3=Yen-hsiang |title=OLYMPICS/Tai, Sun carry flag for Team Taiwan at Paris Olympics opening ceremony |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202407270001 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=27 July 2024}}</ref> At the Olympics, he was eliminated in the preliminary round of 16 after placing third in his group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/5917409|newspaper=[[Taiwan News]]|title=Taiwan's Sun Chen eliminated in Olympic breaking debut|date=August 11, 2024|author=Lee, Charlotte}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tseng |first1=Judy |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=OLYMPICS/Taiwan breaks onto Olympic dance stage with Quake's seismic moves |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202408110014 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After appearing in the 2024 Olympics, Sun became the first Taiwanese breakdancer to reach the final of [[The Notorious IBE]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Hsiao-wen |last2=Chao |first2=Yen-hsiang |title=B-Boy Quake reaches final at The Notorious IBE dance event |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202408200006 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=20 August 2024}}</ref> and won the 2024 edition of [[Outbreak Europe]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Chien-chung |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=Taiwanese Olympic breakout dancer wins Outbreak Europe 2024 |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202408250011 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
Sun enrolled at the [[University of Taipei]] for its street-dance department.<ref name="auto1"/> He won a U18 championship in Australia in 2017 and gained attention in 2019 by rising to a world ranking of 8th.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> He placed top four at the 2019 Paris BattlePro tournament and top eight at the 2019 OutBreak Europe.<ref name="auto2"/> In 2020, Sun won the [[Red Bull]] [[BC One]] Taiwan tournament, and he defended his Taiwan title in 2021.<ref name="auto"/> The following year, Sun participated in the team event at the FISE de Montpellier.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taiwan dancers take first place in France X sports festival team event |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202205310024 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=31 May 2022}}</ref> He competed at the [[2022 Asian Games|Asian Games]] in 2023.<ref name="auto1"/> He placed 15th at the [[Budapest]] qualifiers for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], but had a combined score from a previous event that led to [[Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – B-Boys|him qualifying for the Olympics]], in the first time breakdancing was featured at the games.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5895189|newspaper=[[Taiwan News]]|title=Taiwanese breakdancer secures nation's first ticket for Olympic breaking|date=25 June 2024|author=Lee, Charlotte}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Jung-chen |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=OLYMPICS/Taiwan B-Boy breaks into inaugural Olympic competition |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202406240013 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=24 June 2024}}</ref> He was selected as the Taiwan co-flagbearer at the Olympic opening ceremony, along with [[Tai Tzu-ying]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li, and |first1=Chien-chung |last2=Huang |first2=Chiao-wen |last3=Chao |first3=Yen-hsiang |title=OLYMPICS/Tai, Sun carry flag for Team Taiwan at Paris Olympics opening ceremony |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202407270001 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=27 July 2024}}</ref> At the Olympics, he was eliminated in the preliminary round of 16 after placing third in his group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/5917409|newspaper=[[Taiwan News]]|title=Taiwan's Sun Chen eliminated in Olympic breaking debut|date=11 August 2024|author=Lee, Charlotte}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tseng |first1=Judy |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=OLYMPICS/Taiwan breaks onto Olympic dance stage with Quake's seismic moves |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202408110014 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> After appearing in the 2024 Olympics, Sun became the first Taiwanese breakdancer to reach the final of [[The Notorious IBE]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Hsiao-wen |last2=Chao |first2=Yen-hsiang |title=B-Boy Quake reaches final at The Notorious IBE dance event |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202408200006 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=20 August 2024}}</ref> and won the 1 vs 1 competition in the 2024 edition of [[Outbreak Europe]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Chien-chung |last2=Lo |first2=James |title=Taiwanese Olympic breakout dancer wins Outbreak Europe 2024 |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202408250011 |access-date=29 August 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=25 August 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:01, 29 August 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.
Sun Chen
Personal information
NicknameQuake
Born (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)
Hsinchu, Taiwan
EducationUniversity of Taipei
Sport
Country Chinese Taipei
SportBreakdancing

Sun Chen (Chinese: 孫振; pinyin: Sūn Zhèn, born 21 September 1999) is a Taiwanese breakdancer. Nicknamed "Quake", he competed for Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Asian Games and later qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he served as the Taiwanese co-flag bearer.

Biography

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Sun was born on 21 September 1999, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on the day of the deadly Jiji earthquake; as such, his breakdancing nickname is "Quake".[1][2] He is the youngest of three children and was homeschooled until college.[1][3] In 2010, the film Step Up became popular in Taiwan; according to the Central News Agency, it "triggered a fad that had the older guys in the neighborhood practicing moves on paperboards, and Sun felt he had to get involved."[4] He said that "I wasn't making any friends if I didn't join them," and so he enrolled in a breakdancing class that year.[3][4]

Sun enrolled at the University of Taipei for its street-dance department.[4] He won a U18 championship in Australia in 2017 and gained attention in 2019 by rising to a world ranking of 8th.[1][3] He placed top four at the 2019 Paris BattlePro tournament and top eight at the 2019 OutBreak Europe.[3] In 2020, Sun won the Red Bull BC One Taiwan tournament, and he defended his Taiwan title in 2021.[1] The following year, Sun participated in the team event at the FISE de Montpellier.[5] He competed at the Asian Games in 2023.[4] He placed 15th at the Budapest qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but had a combined score from a previous event that led to him qualifying for the Olympics, in the first time breakdancing was featured at the games.[6][7] He was selected as the Taiwan co-flagbearer at the Olympic opening ceremony, along with Tai Tzu-ying.[8] At the Olympics, he was eliminated in the preliminary round of 16 after placing third in his group.[9][10] After appearing in the 2024 Olympics, Sun became the first Taiwanese breakdancer to reach the final of The Notorious IBE,[11] and won the 1 vs 1 competition in the 2024 edition of Outbreak Europe.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "霹靂舞國手孫振從自學到挑戰奧運，目標成為最強的一對一B-Boy" [National breakdancer Sun Zhen learned from self-taught to challenge the Olympics, aiming to become the strongest one-on-one B-Boy]. PTS Plus TV (in Chinese). 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ Siru, Zeng (18 July 2024). "奧運霹靂舞／921大地震寶寶 孫振準備震撼巴黎" [Olympic Break Dancing/921 Earthquake Baby Sun Zhen Prepares to Shock Paris]. United Daily News (in Chinese).
  3. ^ a b c d Guanyin, Ye (24 October 2023). "自學之路開出霹靂舞的火花 B-Boy Quake的挑戰自我之路" [The road to self-teaching opens up the spark of break dancing B-Boy Quake’s road to challenging himself] (in Chinese). Central News Agency.
  4. ^ a b c d "FEATURE/Quake alert! Taiwan B-Boy Sun Chen hoping to give Paris a shake". Central News Agency. 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Taiwan dancers take first place in France X sports festival team event". Central News Agency. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Lee, Charlotte (25 June 2024). "Taiwanese breakdancer secures nation's first ticket for Olympic breaking". Taiwan News.
  7. ^ Chen, Jung-chen; Lo, James (24 June 2024). "OLYMPICS/Taiwan B-Boy breaks into inaugural Olympic competition". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Li, and, Chien-chung; Huang, Chiao-wen; Chao, Yen-hsiang (27 July 2024). "OLYMPICS/Tai, Sun carry flag for Team Taiwan at Paris Olympics opening ceremony". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ Lee, Charlotte (11 August 2024). "Taiwan's Sun Chen eliminated in Olympic breaking debut". Taiwan News.
  10. ^ Tseng, Judy; Lo, James (11 August 2024). "OLYMPICS/Taiwan breaks onto Olympic dance stage with Quake's seismic moves". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ Huang, Hsiao-wen; Chao, Yen-hsiang (20 August 2024). "B-Boy Quake reaches final at The Notorious IBE dance event". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  12. ^ Li, Chien-chung; Lo, James (25 August 2024). "Taiwanese Olympic breakout dancer wins Outbreak Europe 2024". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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