Shao Jieni
Portuguese table tennis player
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Shao Jieni (Chinese: 邵杰妮; pinyin: Shào Jiénī, born 24 January 1994[3]) is a Chinese-born Portuguese table tennis player.
NationalityChinese (before 2015)
Portuguese (after 2015)[1]
Portuguese (after 2015)[1]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[3]
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| Nationality | Chinese (before 2015) Portuguese (after 2015)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 43 (23 May 2023)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 54 (15 July 2025)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[6]
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.[7][8]
Achievements
ITTF Tours
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Final opponent | Score | Rank |
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| 2015 | Nigeria Open | Challenge | Dina Meshref | 4–3[9] |  |
| 2016 | Szandra Pergel | 4–1[10] | | ||
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Suthasini Sawettabut | 4–3[11] | |
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[9] | |
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Luo Xue | Suthasini Sawettabut Orawan Paranang |
3–2[11] | |
