Yao Lei

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yao.

Yao Lei (born 24 February 1990) is a Singaporean former badminton player.^[2]

Yao Lei 姚蕾
Personal information
Country	Singapore
Born	(1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 34) Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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 Women's badminton Representing  Singapore Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Women's doubles 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles 2014 Glasgow Mixed team Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2009 Vientiane Women's doubles 2009 Vientiane Women's team 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team 2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles World Junior Championships 2008 Pune Girls' doubles 2007 Waitakere City Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Early life

In 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

Yao 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

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, India	Shinta Mulia Sari	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	16–21, 19–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Siri Fort Sports Complex, Delhi, India	Chayut Triyachart	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	21–14, 17–21, 21–17	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Shinta Mulia Sari	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	12–21, 11–21	Silver
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Shinta Mulia Sari	Vita Marissa Nadya Melati	18–21, 17–21	Bronze
2013	Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar	Shinta Mulia Sari	Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei	21–23, 21–17, 17–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India	Fu Mingtian	Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin	21–19, 21–17	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Fu Mingtian	Richi Puspita Dili Debby Susanto	10–21, 17–21	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The 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
2010	Singapore Open	Shinta Mulia Sari	Kim Min-jung Lee Hyo-jung	21–17, 22–20	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The 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
2008	Vietnam Open	Shinta Mulia Sari	Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari	16–21, 21–19, 11–21[10]	Runner-up
2010	India Open	Shinta Mulia Sari	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	21–11, 9–21, 21–15	Winner
2011	Vietnam Open	Shinta Mulia Sari	Anneke Feinya Agustin Nitya Krishinda Maheswari	21–23, 24–26	Runner-up
2011	Dutch Open	Shinta Mulia Sari	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	10–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	Korea Grand Prix Gold	Shinta Mulia Sari	Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2011	India Grand Prix Gold	Shinta Mulia Sari	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2012	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Shinta Mulia Sari	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	India Open	Chayut Triyachart	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	21–23, 22–20, 7–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Ballarat International	Frances Liu	Shinta Mulia Sari Vanessa Neo	21–14, 17–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Waikato International	Frances Liu	Shinta Mulia Sari Vanessa Neo	21–11, 18–21, 21–17	Winner
2008	Singapore International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Nadya Melati Devi Tika Permatasari	14–21, 21–14, 21–13	Winner
2008	Vietnam International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Frances Liu Vanessa Neo	15–21, 21–18, 16–21	Runner-up
2008	Indonesia International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari	14–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2009	Singapore International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Jin-ock	20–22, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up
2010	Banuinvest International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Jillie Cooper Emma Mason	21–8, 21–10	Winner
2010	Polish International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Chan Tsz Ka Chau Hoi Wah	18–21, 21–16, 21–10	Winner
2011	Kharkiv International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Sandra Marinello Birgit Michels	21–17, 18–21, 21–15	Winner
2011	Belgian International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2013	Singapore International	Shinta Mulia Sari	Fu Mingtian Vanessa Neo	19–21, 21–15, 21–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Singapore International	Riky Widianto	Chayut Triyachart Shinta Mulia Sari	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2008	Indonesia International	Chayut Triyachart	Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati	19–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2010	Banuinvest International	Chayut Triyachart	Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps	21–13, 23–21	Winner
2010	Polish International	Chayut Triyachart	Andrey Ashmarin Anastasia Prokopenko	12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Kharkiv International	Chayut Triyachart	Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels	18–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Belgian International	Chayut Triyachart	Jorrit de Ruiter Selena Piek	23–25, 21–16, 21–14	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Lei YAO – Profile". Badminton World Federation.
2. "Lei Yao Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
3. Lin, Jan. "Singapore doubles pairs humble seeded shuttlers". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
4. "Badminton: Former Singapore shuttler Yao Lei to come out of retirement for July's Singapore Open". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
5. "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.
6. "Yao Lei". www.singaporeolympics.com. Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
7. "Badminton: Yao quits as she's lost passion". AsiaOne. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
8. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
9. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
10. "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.

External links

• Yao Lei at BWFBadminton.com
• Yao Lei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Yao Lei at Olympics.com
• Yao Lei at Olympedia
• Yao Lei at the Singapore National Olympic Council