Yao Lei
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| Birth name | 姚蕾 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
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| Born |
24 February 1990 Nantong, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Eng Hian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking |
8 (WD) 29 July 2010 16 (XD) 23 September 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yao Lei (born 24 February 1990) is a China born Singaporean former badminton player.[1] She 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.[2] Her parents Yao Yi Ping and Gu Xiao Jing were both international badminton players. In 2003 as a 13-year-old she had emigrated to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[3][4]
Yeo retired from competitive badminton in 2014, citing a lack of passion and drive. Yeo had enrolled at Soochow University in China for a degree in sports training.[5]
In 2018, Yeo had finished her studies. She participated in the 2018 Singapore Badminton Open, pairing with Lim Ming Hui in the women's doubles and Malaysian Tan Boon Heong in the mixed doubles.[3]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, India |
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16–21, 19–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, India |
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21-14–21, 17–21, 21–17 |  |
Southeast Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar |
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21–23, 21–17, 17–21 | |
| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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18–21, 17–21 | |
| 2009 | National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos |
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12–21, 11–21 | |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |
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21–19, 21–17 |  |
Asia Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
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10–21, 17–21 | |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Singapore Open | |
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21–17, 22–20 |  |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Malaysia Masters | |
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18–21, 18–21 |  |
| 2011 | Syed Modi India Open | |
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21–17, 21–18 | |
| 2011 | Korea Masters | |
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15–21, 16–21 | |
| 2011 | Dutch Open | |
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10–21, 16–21 | |
| 2011 | Vietnam Open | |
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21–23, 24–26 | |
| 2010 | India Open | |
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21–11, 9–21, 21–15 | |
| 2008 | Vietnam Open | |
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16–21, 21–19, 21–11 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | India Open | |
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21–23, 22–20, 7–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Belgian International | |
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23–25, 21–16, 21–14 | |
| 2011 | Kharkiv International | |
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18–21, 14–21 | |
| 2010 | Polish International | |
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12–21, 17–21 | |
| 2010 | Banuinvest International | |
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21–13, 23–21 | |
| 2008 | Indonesia International | |
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19–21, 13–21 | |
| 2008 | Singapore International | |
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21–17, 21–18 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Lei Yao Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Yao Lei". www.singaporeolympics.com. Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- 1 2 "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". sports.sina.com.cn. Sina Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "Badminton: Yao quits as she's lost passion". Retrieved 14 September 2018.