Yao Lei (born 24 February 1990) is a Singaporean former badminton player.[2]
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Country | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nantong, Jiangsu, China | 24 February 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 8 (WD with Shinta Mulia Sari 29 July 2010) 16 (XD with Chayut Triyachart 23 September 2010)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Early life
editIn 2003, as a 13-year-old Yao emigrated to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[3] Her parents Yao Yiping and Gu Xiaojing were both former international badminton players.[4][5]
Career
editYao won the women's doubles silver and mixed doubles bronze at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. She also represented Singapore in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with Shinta Mulia Sari.[6]
Yao retired from competitive badminton in 2014, citing a lack of passion and drive. Yao had enrolled at Soochow University in China for a degree in sports training.[7]
In 2018, Yao finished her studies. She participated in the 2018 Singapore Open, pairing with Lim Ming Hui in the women's doubles and Malaysian Tan Boon Heong in the mixed doubles.[4]
Achievements
editCommonwealth Games
editWomen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, India |
16–21, 19–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, India |
21–14, 17–21, 21–17 |
Southeast Asian Games
editWomen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos |
12–21, 11–21 | |||
2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
18–21, 17–21 | |||
2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar |
21–23, 21–17, 17–21 |
BWF World Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India |
21–19, 21–17 |
Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10–21, 17–21 |
BWF Superseries
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Singapore Open | 21–17, 22–20 |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Vietnam Open | 16–21, 21–19, 11–21[10] | |||
2010 | India Open | 21–11, 9–21, 21–15 | |||
2011 | Vietnam Open | 21–23, 24–26 | |||
2011 | Dutch Open | 10–21, 16–21 | |||
2011 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | 15–21, 16–21 | |||
2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | 21–17, 21–18 | |||
2012 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | 18–21, 18–21 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | India Open | 21–23, 22–20, 7–21 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Ballarat International | 21–14, 17–21, 15–21 | |||
2007 | Waikato International | 21–11, 18–21, 21–17 | |||
2008 | Singapore International | 14–21, 21–14, 21–13 | |||
2008 | Vietnam International | 15–21, 21–18, 16–21 | |||
2008 | Indonesia International | 14–21, 18–21 | |||
2009 | Singapore International | 20–22, 21–18, 20–22 | |||
2010 | Banuinvest International | 21–8, 21–10 | |||
2010 | Polish International | 18–21, 21–16, 21–10 | |||
2011 | Kharkiv International | 21–17, 18–21, 21–15 | |||
2011 | Belgian International | 21–12, 21–18 | |||
2013 | Singapore International | 19–21, 21–15, 21–13 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Singapore International | 21–17, 21–18 | |||
2008 | Indonesia International | 19–21, 13–21 | |||
2010 | Banuinvest International | 21–13, 23–21 | |||
2010 | Polish International | 12–21, 17–21 | |||
2011 | Kharkiv International | 18–21, 14–21 | |||
2011 | Belgian International | 23–25, 21–16, 21–14 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Lei YAO – Profile". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "Lei Yao Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Lin, Jan. "Singapore doubles pairs humble seeded shuttlers". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Badminton: Former Singapore shuttler Yao Lei to come out of retirement for July's Singapore Open". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "羽坛最大黑马中国制造 马晋成淑皆出自其父母麾下". Sina Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Yao Lei". www.singaporeolympics.com. Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Badminton: Yao quits as she's lost passion". AsiaOne. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Vietnam Open 2008 Finals – Vietnam's Hero Tastes Home Glory". Badzine. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.