Shao Jieni (Chinese: 邵杰妮; pinyin: Shào Jiénī, born 24 January 1994[3]) is a Chinese-born Portuguese table tennis player.
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| Nationality | Chinese (before 2015) Portuguese (after 2015)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1994 Anshan, Liaoning, China[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 43 (23 May 2023)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 61 (20 February 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Originally from Anshan, Shao Jieni began her professional career in Beijing.[2] In 2010, at the age of sixteen and without speaking any English or Portuguese, she moved to Gondomar, Portugal to play for the Ala de Nun'Álvares de Gondomar club.[1] She registered with the Portugal Table Tennis Federation in April 2013 and became a Portuguese national in August 2015.[5]
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by Lily Zhang.[6][7]
Achievements
editITTF Tours
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Final opponent | Score | Rank |
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| 2015 | Nigeria Open | Challenge | Dina Meshref | 4–3[8] | |
| 2016 | Szandra Pergel | 4–1[9] | |||
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Suthasini Sawettabut | 4–3[10] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Final opponents | Score | Rank |
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| 2015 | Nigeria Open | Challenge | Dina Meshref | Cecilia Akpan Offiong Edem |
3–1[8] | |
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Luo Xue | Suthasini Sawettabut Orawan Paranang |
3–2[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Shao Jieni "Estou muito contente e ansiosa por jogar por Portugal"". Viva Cidade (in Portuguese). 2015-04-23.
- ^ a b Hong Enmeng (2011-07-04). "海外军团凸显鞍山乒乓强大 群众基础雄厚是直接保障". Qianshan Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ a b c "Shao Jieni". 2019 European Games. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "Rank History". results.ittf.link. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "ITTF Eligibility Registration". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Jieni Shao". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Women's Singles - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Cephas, Omaku (14 March 2015). "Table Tennis: Omar Assar, Shao Jieni Triumph in Lagos Open Singles". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "2016 Nigerian Open: Shao Jieni wins in Lagos for second year running". SD Sport. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ a b Marshall, Ian (17 November 2019). "Day of firsts in Batam, titles for Shao Jieni and Harmeet Desai". ITTF. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
