Yao Lei

Yao Lei (born 24 February 1990) is a Singaporean former badminton player.

Early life In 2003, as a 13-year-old Yao emigrated to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme. Her parents Yao Yiping and Gu Xiaojing were both former international badminton players.

Career Yao 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.

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.

In 2018, Yao finished her studies. She participated in the 2018 Singapore Open, pairing with Lim Ming Hui in the women's doubles and Malaysian Tan Boon Heong in the mixed doubles. was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. 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

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