Yao Lei

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 with Shinta Mulia Sari.[2] Her parents Yao Yiping and Gu Xiaojing were both international badminton players. In 2003, as a 13-year-old she emigrated to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.[3][4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yao.
Yao Lei
Personal information
Birth name姚蕾
CountrySingapore
Born (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking8 (WD 29 July 2010)
16 (XD 23 September 2010)
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

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.[5]

In 2018, Yao 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
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		 21-14–21, 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 Nadya Melati
Vita Marissa		 18–21, 17–21 Bronze
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar		 Shinta Mulia Sari Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
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,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are 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 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 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[8] 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 Andrej 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 Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. "Yao Lei". www.singaporeolympics.com. Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. "Badminton: Former Singapore shuttler Yao Lei to come out of retirement for July's Singapore Open". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "Badminton: Yao quits as she's lost passion". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. "VIETNAM OPEN 2008 Finals – Vietnam's Hero Tastes Home Glory". www.badzine.net. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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