Yao Mingyue

Yao Mingyue
Curler
Born
Yao Mingyue

(1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 31)
Team
Curling clubHarbin CC,
Harbin, Heilongjiang
Curling career
Member Association China
World Championship
appearances		2 (2018, 2019)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		1 (2017)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  China
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Erina
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Harbin
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kitami
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Jeonju City

Yao Mingyue (born March 9, 1993) is a Chinese curler.

Career

Juniors

Yao represented China in three Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, playing lead for the team in 2012 and 2014 and was the alternate in 2013. She would make the playoffs each year winning a bronze medal in 2012 and silver in 2013 and 2014.

Women's

Yao first represented China at the women's level when she was a member of the team at the 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. She played second on that team, skipped by Jiang Yilun. The team finished the round robin with a 8–2 record, which qualified them for the playoffs. The team would go on to lose the semifinal to Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa but would win the bronze medal after defeating Hong Kong. Her first World Women's Curling Championships was in 2018, as the alternate for the team skipped by Jiang Yilun. The team finished the round robin with a 6–6 record, just missing the playoffs.[1] The next season, Yao won the 2019 World Qualification Event with her team,[2][3] skipped by Mei Jie which qualified them for the 2019 World Women's Curling Championship. There, they qualified for the playoffs with a 7–5 record before losing their qualification game to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni who went on to win the event.[4] They did not play many events during the 2019–20 season as the junior Han Yu rink were named as the Chinese National Team. They played in two tour events at the start of the season, the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic and the Advics Cup, finishing third and second respectively.[5][6]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2011–12[7] Jiang Yilun She Qiutong Wang Rui Yao Mingyue Mei Jie
2012–13 Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Yao Mingyue She Qiutong Liu Sijia
2013–14 Jiang Yilun Wang Rui Yao Mingyue She Qiutong
2017–18 Jiang Yilun Jiang Xindi Yao Mingyue Yan Hui Xu Meng
2018–19 Wang Rui (Fourth) Mei Jie (Skip) Yao Mingyue Ma Jingyi Zhang Lijun
2019–20 Wang Rui (Fourth) Mei Jie (Skip) Yao Mingyue Ma Jingyi

References

  1. ^ "Several nations aim to dethrone Canada at 2018 Ford Worlds". Curling Canada. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's World Qualification Event". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "China qualify for World Women's Curling Championship". World Curling Federation. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Strong, Gregory (March 15, 2019). "A capsule look at teams competing at the world women's curling championship". National Post. The Canadian Press. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Bronze for Mei at 2019 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Mei Runner-Up at 2019 ADVICS Cup". CurlingZone. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Yao Mingyue Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 6, 2020.