Zeng Jian: All you need to know about Sreeja Akula’s opponent in table tennis Round of 32 at Paris Olympics 2024
Born in Hunan, China, on November 19, 1996, Zeng Jian became a citizen of Singapore in November 2019. After defeating Croatia's Ivana Malobabic in the Round of 64 at the Paris Olympics 2024, Zeng is set to lock horns with the Indian ace paddler Sreeja Akula in the Round of 32.
Jian entered the ongoing Summer Games on the back of a gold medal victory in the singles of the SEA Regional Olympic Qualification Tournament in May 2024. Moreover, she bagged a silver and a bronze medal in mixed doubles and women’s team, respectively.
At the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, she secured a silver medal in the women’s singles. Additionally, she secured a gold medal in women’s doubles, a bronze medal in mixed doubles, and a gold medal in the women’s team event.
Zeng Jian's medals and achievements
SEA Regional Olympic Qualification Tournament 2024
Women's Singles - Gold Medal
SEA Games 2023
Women's Singles - Gold Medal
Mixed Doubles - Silver Medal
Women's Team - Bronze Medal
Commonwealth Games 2022
Mixed Doubles - Bronze Medal
Women’s Doubles - Gold Medal
Women Singles - Silver Medal
Women's Team - Gold Medal
SEA Games 2021
Mixed Doubles - Silver Medal
Women’s Singles - Bronze Medal
Women’s Doubles - Silver Medal
Women’s Team - Silver Medal
Zeng Jian's world rankings
Singapore paddler Jian is currently ranked World No. 52 with a total of 455 points.
Zeng Jian vs Sreeja Akula: Head to Head
Jian and Akula haven't competed against each other so far in women's singles. However, they have locked horns in women's doubles twice — at the WTT Contender Zagreb 2023 and WTT Contender Muscat 2022. In both instances, the Indian pair came out on top.
Zeng Jian's recent records
In the recently concluded SEA Regional Olympic Qualification Tournament in May 2024, Jian secured the gold medal to secure her Olympic qualification. She defeated Croatia's Ivana Malobabic in the Round of 64 at the Paris Olympics 2024 to make it to the Round of 32.
Zeng Jian's Olympic qualification
Jian secured the gold medal in the South East Asian Qualification Tournament in May 2024 to clinch the Paris Olympics 2024 quota.
Zeng Jian vs Sreeja Akula match details
Jian will cross swords with Akula in the Round of 32 at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday, July 31, at 2:30 PM IST.