Shao Jieni Explained

Shao Jieni
Nationality:Chinese (before 2015)
Portuguese (after 2015)[1]
Birth Date:24 January 1994
Birth Place:Anshan, Liaoning, China[2]
Playingstyle:Left-handed shakehand grip
Highest Rank:43 (23 May 2023)[3]
Current Rank:61 (20 February 2024)
Height:169 cm[4]
Weight:70 kg

Shao Jieni (born 24 January 1994[4]) is a Chinese-born Portuguese table tennis player.

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

ITTF Tours

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelFinal opponentScoreRank
2015Nigeria OpenChallengeDina Meshref4–3[8]
2016Szandra Pergel4–1[9]
2019Indonesia OpenSuthasini Sawettabut4–3[10]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerFinal opponentsScoreRank
2015Nigeria OpenChallengeDina MeshrefCecilia Akpan
Offiong Edem
3–1
2019Indonesia OpenLuo XueSuthasini Sawettabut
Orawan Paranang
3–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shao Jieni "Estou muito contente e ansiosa por jogar por Portugal". 2015-04-23. Viva Cidade. pt.
  2. Web site: 海外军团凸显鞍山乒乓强大 群众基础雄厚是直接保障. zh. Hong Enmeng. Qianshan Evening News. 2011-07-04. 2019-12-11.
  3. Web site: Rank History. results.ittf.link. 25 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Shao Jieni. 2019 European Games. 2019-12-11.
  5. Web site: ITTF Eligibility Registration. ITTF. 10 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Jieni Shao . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818111744/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jieni-shao . August 18, 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Women's Singles - Standings . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828172219/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-womens-singles . August 28, 2016 . dead .
  8. Web site: Table Tennis: Omar Assar, Shao Jieni Triumph in Lagos Open Singles. 14 March 2015. 7 February 2020. Cephas. Omaku. Information Nigeria.
  9. Web site: 2016 Nigerian Open: Shao Jieni wins in Lagos for second year running. SD Sport. 23 May 2016. 7 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Day of firsts in Batam, titles for Shao Jieni and Harmeet Desai. 17 November 2019. Marshall. Ian. ITTF. 7 February 2020.