Table tennis star Li Jie is returning from retirement. The 41-Year-old Dutch Player of Chinese Origin is Part of the Dutch Women’s Team for the European Championships for National Teams in Zadar, Croatia.
Jie had ended her career duration the corona pandemic in 2020. Since then, she has lived with re -family in her birthplace of chengdu in China. Now She is return to the Dutch Women’s team, which also includes Britt Eerland, Shuohan Men and Tanja Helle.
Last year, Jie Already Played a Few Tournaments, after which She was called up by National Coach Anton Pleijsier. She came to the Netherlands Twenty Years ago and Participated in the Olympic Games of 2008, 2012 (Both Times She was Eliminated in the Eighth Finals) and 2016 (Eliminated in the Third Round).
Jie, Along with Leader Li Jiao and Elena Timina, Belonged to the Most Successful Dutch Table Tennis Team Ever. Between 2008 and 2011, The Netherlands Became European Champion Four Times in A Row, which is Still A Record for a European National Team.
In 2015, Jie and the Polish Li Qian won World Championship Bronze in the Women’s Doubles. The Right-Handed Dutch Player Reached Her Peak (2015) FourteENTH in the World Ranking.
The Dutch Women Are Seeded Eighteenth at this Month’s European Championships and Will Play in Group C Against France and Spain. The Men’s team Will Face Romania and Slovakia. The Best Two Countries From Each Pool Qualify for the Knockout Phase and Are Assured of Participation in Next Year’s World Championships for National Teams.