Chase Tan
Chase Tan (; birthdate: 1 April 1990) is a Singaporean actor and basketball player who plays for the SBPHK Hornets in the Singapore National Basketball League and the Singapore national basketball team. Early life and education. Chase Tan was born on 1 April 1990. He studied in Princess Elizabeth Primary School and Jurongville Secondary School. He started playing basketball while studying in secondary school, and was selected for his school team. Tan graduated from SIM University. Career. Basketball career. When Tan was 19, he was spotted by Singapore's national coach Neo Beng Siang and was invited to be  part of the Singapore Slingers. Tan played for the Singapore Slingers in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) from 2010 to 2015. As of 2019, he plays for the SBPHK Hornets in the National Basketball League. Tan represented Singapore in major competitions such as the Southeast Asian Games. He took part in 2013, 2015 and 2019. He won bronze in the 2013 and 2015 edition. Acting career. Tan was talent-spotted in 2013 when he managed to be the top 12 finalist for "Hey Gorgeous (season 2)". In 2014, Tan made his film debut in a movie produced by Tay Ping  Hui, "Meeting the Giant" (再见巨人). Tan made his Mediacorp acting debut in a drama series produced by Channel 8, "Blessings". Controversy. Chase Tan was cast as one of the characters in "", a 2020 Singaporean Chinese-language drama about three mothers struggling to raise their children alone. The fictional drama depicts Tan as Bai Shande, a paedophile basketball coach with sexually transmitted diseases who molested teenage boys. Bai was sentenced to jail and caning after his being arrested for his crimes. The appearance of the character sparked controversy for its alleged discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Singapore, to which Mediacorp  and also Tan himself made official apologies for the feature and assured the LGBTQ public that they had no intent to discriminate the LGBTQ in Singapore. Awards and accolades. Legend : Gold Silver Bronze   QR: Qualifying Round