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

Yao Mingyue
BornYao Mingyue
(1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 33)
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 place2017 Erina
Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Harbin
Silver medal – second place2013 Kitami
Bronze medal – third place2012 Jeonju City

Career

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Juniors

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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

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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

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2011–12[7] Jiang YilunShe QiutongWang RuiYao MingyueMei Jie
2012–13 Jiang YilunWang RuiYao MingyueShe QiutongLiu Sijia
2013–14 Jiang YilunWang RuiYao MingyueShe Qiutong
2017–18 Jiang YilunJiang XindiYao MingyueYan HuiXu Meng
2018–19 Wang Rui (Fourth)Mei Jie (Skip)Yao MingyueMa JingyiZhang Lijun
2019–20 Wang Rui (Fourth)Mei Jie (Skip)Yao MingyueMa Jingyi

References

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  1. "Several nations aim to dethrone Canada at 2018 Ford Worlds". Curling Canada. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. 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.
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