Zeng Jian (Chinese: 曾尖, born 19 November 1996) is a Singaporean table tennis player. She won three Under-21 singles titles at the 2016 ITTF World Tour.[3]
| Zeng Jian | |
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| Native name | 曾尖 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born | November 19, 1996 Loudi, Hunan, China |
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
Table tennis career  | |
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip |
| Highest ranking | 17 (July 2017)[2] |
| Current ranking | 54 (October 2022) |
| Club | Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa |
Medal record | |
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Career edit
In late 2014, Zeng registered with the Singapore Table Tennis Association with hopes to acquire Singaporean nationality and play for the Singapore national team.[4][3] She acquired Singaporean nationality in November 2019.[5]
2022 edit
Zeng took part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham. She won two golds in the women's team and doubles events. In the singles event, she was leading 3 sets and eventually losing to compatriot Feng Tianwei 3-4 in all-Singapore final to claim the silver. [6] She partnered Feng Tianwei to defeat the Australian duo Jee Minhyung and Jian Fang Lay 3-0 in the finals.[7]
At the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships at Chengdu, she led the team of Zhou Jingyi, Wong Xinru, Goi Rui Xuan and Zhang Wanling to top Group 4 by defeating Iran, Luxembourg & South Korea. [8] The team qualifies to the knock-out rounds and won Czech Republic 3-1 in the Round of 16 to progress to the Quarter-Final to face 7th seed, Chinese Taipei. [9] Zeng secured two points by defeating world no. 35 Cheng I-ching and world no. 22 Chen Szu-yu but was not enough for the win as the team fell to Chinese Taipei 2-3. Throughout this tournament, she notched an impressive streak of eight wins in seven days. [10]
References edit
- ^ "ノジマＴリーグ 2019-2020シーズン 選手・スタッフ - ゼン ジャン（曾 尖）". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "Player profile - Zeng Jian". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ a b Chen, May (2017-03-07). "Table tennis: STTA seeks Singapore passport for Zeng". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ Chua Siang Yee (2016-10-25). "Table tennis: Feng Tianwei cut from national squad in shock move by STTA". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ "ITTF Eligibility Registration". ITTF. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Feng Tianwei beats Zeng Jian in all-Singapore women's singles final at Commonwealth Games". 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Singapore's Feng Tianwei and Zeng Jian win table tennis doubles gold at Commonwealth Games". 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Table tennis: Singapore women reach World Championships' knock-out rounds". 2022-10-04.
- ^ "Table tennis: Singapore women beat Czechs to make quarter-finals of World C'ships". 2022-10-05.
- ^ "Table tennis: Singapore knocked out of world team c'ships q-finals by Chinese Taipei". 2022-10-06.
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