Yao Lei
Yao Lei is a China-born Singaporean former badminton player. She 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. Her parents Yao Yi Ping and Gu Xiao Jing were both international badminton players. In 2003 as a 13-year-old she emigrated to Singapore under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
Yeo retired from competitive badminton in 2014, citing a lack of passion and drive. Yeo had enrolled at Soochow University in China for a degree in sports training.
In 2018, Yeo had finished her studies. She participated in the 2018 Singapore Badminton Open, pairing with Lim Ming Hui in the women's doubles and Malaysian Tan Boon Heong in the mixed doubles.
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doublesYear | 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 | 21-14–21, 17–21, 21–17 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games
Women's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | Shinta Mulia Sari | Woon Khe Wei Vivian Hoo Kah Mun | 21–23, 21–17, 17–21 | Bronze |
2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Shinta Mulia Sari | Nadya Melati Vita Marissa | 18–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
2009 | National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | Shinta Mulia Sari | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 12–21, 11–21 | Silver |
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2008 | Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | Fu Mingtian | Xie Jing Zhong Qianxin | 21–19, 21–17 | Gold |
Asia Junior Championships
Girls' doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2007 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Fu Mingtian | Puspita Richi Dili Debby Susanto | 10–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.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 Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007.Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2012 | Malaysia Masters | Shinta Mulia Sari | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Syed Modi India Open | Shinta Mulia Sari | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Korea Masters | Shinta Mulia Sari | Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Dutch Open | Shinta Mulia Sari | Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Vietnam Open | Shinta Mulia Sari | Anneke Feinya Agustin Nitya Krishinda Maheswari | 21–23, 24–26 | Runner-up |
2010 | India Open | Shinta Mulia Sari | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa | 21–11, 9–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2008 | Vietnam Open | Shinta Mulia Sari | Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari | 16–21, 21–19, 21–11 | Winner |
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 International Challenge/Series
Women's doublesYear | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Singapore International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Fu Mingtian Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 19–21, 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
2011 | Belgian International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Kharkiv International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Sandra Marinello Birgit Michels | 21–17, 18–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2010 | Polish International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Chau Hoi Wah Chan Tsz Ka | 18–21, 21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
2010 | Banuinvest International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Jillie Cooper Emma Mason | 21–8, 21–10 | Winner |
2009 | Singapore International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Kim Jin-ock Jung Kyung-eun | 20–22, 21–18, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2008 | Indonesia International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari | 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Vietnam International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Liu Fan Frances Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 15–21, 21–18, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Singapore International | Shinta Mulia Sari | Devi Tika Permatasari Nadya Melati | 14–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
2007 | Waikato International | Liu Fan Frances | Shinta Mulia Sari Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 21–11, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2007 | Ballarat International | Liu Fan Frances | Shinta Mulia Sari Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 21–14, 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2011 | Belgian International | Chayut Triyachart | Jorrit De Ruiter Selena Piek | 23–25, 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Kharkiv International | Chayut Triyachart | Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Polish International | Chayut Triyachart | Andrej Ashmarin Anastasia Prokopenko | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Banuinvest International | Chayut Triyachart | Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps | 21–13, 23–21 | Winner |
2008 | Indonesia International | Chayut Triyachart | Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati | 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Singapore International | Riky Widianto | Chayut Triyachart Shinta Mulia Sari | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |