| Yao Xue 姚雪 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1991 Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 16 (19 June 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yao Xue (Chinese: 姚雪, born 17 January 1991) is a Chinese badminton player.[1]
Career
Yao started playing badminton at the age of six. She trained in Shenzhen for two years. Yao with her excellent performance selected to Guangdong training team. A year later, she became a full member of the Guangdong team, also selected several national junior team.[2] Her biggest achievement in the BWF Superseries event that is becoming the runner-up in the 2013 Malaysia Super Series in the women's singles event.[3] In September 2013, she became the runner-up at the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament. In the final round, she defeated by her compatriot Suo Di with a tighter finish. Suo dominated the first game but she didn't give up so easily. She tried to steal the second game but came up just short in the end and was unable to take her first international title.[4] She won her first international title at the 2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold tournament.[5]
Achievements
Summer Universiade
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia |  Sung Ji-hyun
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10–21, 21–19, 14–21 |  Bronze
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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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Malaysia Open |  Tai Tzu-ying
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17–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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- 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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold |  Suo Di
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12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold |  Adriyanti Firdasari
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21–18, 21–18 |  Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Yao Xue". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "新人秀：超级赛亚军姚雪 爸爸领路 妈妈导师". sports.qq.com (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "2013 馬來西亞超級賽 決賽". www.victorsport.com.tw (in Chinese). Victor Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Indonesia GPG 2013 Finals – Luo twins back on top". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "澳门羽球格兰披治大奖赛 女单姚雪出战争冠军". sports.qq.com (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Yao Xue at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kazan2013.com
This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, at 00:36