Yao Lei 姚蕾
Personal information
Country	Singapore
Born	(1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (age 35) 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 withShinta Mulia Sari 29 July 2010) 16 (XD withChayut Triyachart 23 September 2010)[1]
Medal record Women'sbadminton 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 Lei (born 24 February 1990) is aSingaporean formerbadminton player.^[2]

In 2003, as a 13-year-old Yao emigrated to Singapore under theForeign Sports Talent Scheme.^[3] Her parents Yao Yiping and Gu Xiaojing were both former international badminton players.^[4][5]

Yao won the women's doubles silver and mixed doubles bronze at the2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. She also represented Singapore in the2012 Summer Olympics in London withShinta Mulia Sari.^[6]

Yao retired from competitive badminton in 2014, citing a lack of passion and drive. Yao had enrolled atSoochow University in China for a degree in sports training.^[7]

In 2018, Yao finished her studies. She participated in the2018 Singapore Open, pairing withLim Ming Hui in the women's doubles and MalaysianTan Boon Heong in the mixed doubles.^[4]

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

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

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

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

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries 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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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

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

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• Yao Lei at theCommonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Yao Lei at theCommonwealth Games Federation (archived)

• 1990 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Nantong
• Badminton players from Jiangsu
• Chinese emigrants to Singapore
• Singaporean people of Chinese descent
• Sportspeople of Chinese descent
• Naturalised citizens of Singapore
• Chinese female badminton players
• 21st-century Chinese sportswomen
• Singaporean female badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Olympic badminton players for Singapore
• Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
• Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
• Asian Games badminton players for Singapore
• Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Singapore
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
• Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore
• Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
• Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
• SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
• SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
• SEA Games medalists in badminton
• Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
• Naturalised sports competitors

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