Wang Bingyu
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Wang Bingyu ' onMouseout='HidePop("39714")' href="/topics/Harbin">Harbin
, Heilongjiang
; usually referred to in the media as Bingyu "Betty" Wang) is a Chinese
curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.
, earning a silver medal.
In 2005, she won gold at the Pacific Junior Curling Championships, but finished in 9th place at that years World Junior Curling Championships
. At her first World Curling Championships
later that year, she skipped China to a 7th place finish with a 4-7 record. At the 2005 Pacific Curling Championships, she earned another silver medal.
In 2006, she won another gold medal at the Pacific Junior Championships, but the team did not play at the World Juniors that year; instead another Chinese team did. At the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
, Wang improved her team's record to 6-5, good enough for 5th place. At the 2006 Pacific Curling Championships, Wang won her first gold medal. At this point, Wang moved from throwing last rocks to throwing third rocks, but still skipping the team.
In 2007, Wang won a disappointing bronze medal at the Asian Winter Games
. At the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship
, she failed to improve on the previous year, finishing with a 5-6 record in 7th place. However, she won her second gold medal at the 2007 Pacific Curling Championships
.
The 2007-08 season was a dream season for the Chinese team, as they had a successful stint on the Women's World Curling Tour. They surprised many by winning their first event of the season, the 2007 Boston Pizza Shoot-Out. Their win-loss record on the tour was a respectable 20-16.
It 2008 her team easily won the gold at the 11th National games of the PRC.
At the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
, Wang and the Chinese team surprised many by finishing the round robin in first place with a 9-2 record, including a win against the host Canadian team, skipped by Jennifer Jones
. They beat the Canadians once again in the 1-2 playoff game, but they were not able to make it three in a row against the Canadians, as they lost in the final. The team won the silver medal, the first ever medal for Chinese team and Pacific team at the World Curling Championships for either gender.
On February 27, 2009, Wang and her teammates won the gold at the 2009 FISU University Winter Games in Harbin, the city where she was born.
In March 2009, Wang became World Champion at the 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship finishing the round robin stage with a 10-1 record and beating Sweden in the final. That title is the first ever World Champions title for China in curling.
Later this year, Wang and her team also became the first non-Canadian team to reach a Grand Slam final, when they lost to Jennifer Jones
at the 2009 Trail Appliances Curling Classic
.
In February 2010, Wang and her team entered the 2010 Winter Olympics
as the defending world champions. Wang skipped her team to a 6-3 record in round robin play, earning a spot in the medal round. After losing to Sweden
in the semifinals, China defeated Switzerland
to win the bronze medal. The bronze medal was the first Olympic medal for China in curling and the first team medal for China in Winter Olympic history.
In March 2010 at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
in Swift Current, Wang and her team missed the playoffs with a 6-5 record in the Round Robin stage.
On October 11, 2010, Wang and her team became the first non-Canadian team to win Grand Slam final, beating Desiree Owen
at the 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
.
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
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Event
Skip
3rd
2nd
Lead
Alternate
Result
2010 OG
Wang Bingyu
Liu Yin
Yue Qingshuang
Zhou Yan
Liu Jinli
3rd (6-3)
2009 WCC
Wang Bingyu
Liu Yin
Yue Qingshuang
Zhou Yan
Liu Jinli
1st (10-1)
2008 WCC
Wang Bingyu
Liu Yin
Yue Qingshuang
Zhou Yan
Liu Jinli
2nd (9-2)
2007 WCC
Wang Bingyu(3rd)
Yue Qingshuang
(4th)
Liu Yin
Zhou Yan
Sun Yue
7th (5-6)
2006 WCC
Wang Bingyu
Yue Qingshuang
Liu Yin
Zhou Yan
Sun Yue
T-5th (6-5)
2005 WCC
Wang Bingyu
Yue Qingshuang
Liu Yin
Zhou Yan
Yu Xinna
T-7th (4-7)
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Event
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
Autumn Gold
Q
Q
Q
F
C
Manitoba Lotteries
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
Q
Sobeys Slam
N/A
DNP
QF
N/A
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Key
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
; usually referred to in the media as Bingyu "Betty" Wang) is a Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
curler. She is the skip of the national team, and throws last rocks.
Curling career
Wang began curling in 2001. By 2004, she played in her first international event- skipping the Chinese team at the World Junior B Curling Championships. She skipped China at the 2004 Pacific Curling ChampionshipsPacific Curling Championships
The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-placed team also receives a berth if the championships are held in the Americas or in Europe...
, earning a silver medal.
In 2005, she won gold at the Pacific Junior Curling Championships, but finished in 9th place at that years World Junior Curling Championships
World Junior Curling Championships
The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...
. At her first World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
later that year, she skipped China to a 7th place finish with a 4-7 record. At the 2005 Pacific Curling Championships, she earned another silver medal.
In 2006, she won another gold medal at the Pacific Junior Championships, but the team did not play at the World Juniors that year; instead another Chinese team did. At the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 18, 21:00-Draw 3:March 19, 09:00-Draw 4:March 19, 13:30-Draw 5:March 19, 18:30-Draw 6:March 20, 09:00-Draw 7:March 20, 14:00-Draw 8:March 20, 18:30-Draw 9:March 21, 09:00...
, Wang improved her team's record to 6-5, good enough for 5th place. At the 2006 Pacific Curling Championships, Wang won her first gold medal. At this point, Wang moved from throwing last rocks to throwing third rocks, but still skipping the team.
In 2007, Wang won a disappointing bronze medal at the Asian Winter Games
Asian Winter Games
The Asian Winter Games is a multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter version of the Asian Games in 1982...
. At the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship
2007 World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 17, 15:00-Draw 3:March 17, 20:00-Draw 4:March 18, 10:00-Draw 5:March 18, 15:00-Draw 6:March 18, 20:00-Draw 7:March 19, 10:00-Draw 8:March 19, 15:00-Draw 9:March 19, 20:00...
, she failed to improve on the previous year, finishing with a 5-6 record in 7th place. However, she won her second gold medal at the 2007 Pacific Curling Championships
2007 Pacific Curling Championships
The 2007 Pacific Curling Championships were held at the C.S.O. Curling Club in Huairou, Beijing, China; from 19th to the 24th of November. The top 2 teams in each gender qualified for the World Curling Championships.-Final Round Robin Standings:-Playoffs:...
.
The 2007-08 season was a dream season for the Chinese team, as they had a successful stint on the Women's World Curling Tour. They surprised many by winning their first event of the season, the 2007 Boston Pizza Shoot-Out. Their win-loss record on the tour was a respectable 20-16.
It 2008 her team easily won the gold at the 11th National games of the PRC.
At the 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 22, 18:00-Draw 3:March 23, 10:30-Draw 4:March 23, 16:00-Draw 5:March 23, 20:00-Draw 6:March 24, 8:30-Draw 7:March 24, 1:00 PM-Draw 8:March 24, 18:30-Draw 9:March 25, 8:30...
, Wang and the Chinese team surprised many by finishing the round robin in first place with a 9-2 record, including a win against the host Canadian team, skipped by Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones (curler)
Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:...
. They beat the Canadians once again in the 1-2 playoff game, but they were not able to make it three in a row against the Canadians, as they lost in the final. The team won the silver medal, the first ever medal for Chinese team and Pacific team at the World Curling Championships for either gender.
On February 27, 2009, Wang and her teammates won the gold at the 2009 FISU University Winter Games in Harbin, the city where she was born.
In March 2009, Wang became World Champion at the 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship finishing the round robin stage with a 10-1 record and beating Sweden in the final. That title is the first ever World Champions title for China in curling.
Later this year, Wang and her team also became the first non-Canadian team to reach a Grand Slam final, when they lost to Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones (curler)
Jennifer Jones is a Canadian curler from East St. Paul, Manitoba. Jones, a lawyer, is corporate counsel for Wellington West Capital and a Windsor Park Collegiate graduate.-Early success:...
at the 2009 Trail Appliances Curling Classic
2009 Trail Appliances Curling Classic
The 2009 Trail Appliances Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 9-12 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2009-10 Women's World Curling Tour....
.
In February 2010, Wang and her team entered the 2010 Winter Olympics
Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
-Semifinals:Thursday, February 25, 9:00 AM-Bronze medal final:Friday, February 26, 9:00 AM-Gold medal final:Friday, February 26, 3:00 PM- External links :*...
as the defending world champions. Wang skipped her team to a 6-3 record in round robin play, earning a spot in the medal round. After losing to Sweden
Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg is a Swedish curler from Nacka. She and her team are the current Olympic women's curling champions, having won the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver...
in the semifinals, China defeated Switzerland
Mirjam Ott
Mirjam Ott is skip of the Swiss Olympic Curling Team. She has participated in several Olympic Games contests and has won numerous awards in many other curling events worldwide...
to win the bronze medal. The bronze medal was the first Olympic medal for China in curling and the first team medal for China in Winter Olympic history.
In March 2010 at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
The 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship was held in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada from March 20-28, 2010.-Qualification:...
in Swift Current, Wang and her team missed the playoffs with a 6-5 record in the Round Robin stage.
On October 11, 2010, Wang and her team became the first non-Canadian team to win Grand Slam final, beating Desiree Owen
Desirée Owen
Desirée Owen is a curler from Grande Prairie, Alberta.Owen won two provincial junior titles- in 2003 and in 2005. At the 2003 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, her Alberta team lost to Saskatchewan's Marliese Kasner in the semi-final....
at the 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The 2010 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic was held October 8-11 at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the 33rd edition of the event, and the fifth time as a Grand Slam event. The total purse of the event was $C52,000. The winning team was the Chinese national team who...
.
Teammates
2008 Vernon World Championships2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 22, 18:00-Draw 3:March 23, 10:30-Draw 4:March 23, 16:00-Draw 5:March 23, 20:00-Draw 6:March 24, 8:30-Draw 7:March 24, 1:00 PM-Draw 8:March 24, 18:30-Draw 9:March 25, 8:30...
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...
- Liu YinLiu Yin (curler)Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
(柳荫) (b. August 19, 1981 in HarbinHarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
), Third - Yue QingshuangYue QingshuangYue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
(岳清爽) (b. October 7, 1985 in HarbinHarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
), Second - Zhou YanZhou Yan (curler)Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
(周妍) (b. September 30, 1982 in HarbinHarbinHarbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
), Lead - Liu JinliLiu JinliLiu Jinli is an internationally elite curler from China.She curls out of the club in Heilongjiang and is currently a member of the Chinese National Team....
(刘金莉) (b. March 16, 1989 in QiqiharQiqihar- Subdivisions :Qiqihar is divided into 16 divisions: 7 districts , 8 counties and 1 county-level city .-Economy:...
), Alternate
Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
Yue Qingshuang
Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
Zhou Yan (curler)
Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
Liu Jinli
Liu Jinli is an internationally elite curler from China.She curls out of the club in Heilongjiang and is currently a member of the Chinese National Team....
2009 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship was held in Gangneung, Korea from March 21 to 29th.-Qualification: * Top 8 finishers from the 2008 European Curling Championships:...
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
Yue Qingshuang
Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
Zhou Yan (curler)
Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
Liu Jinli
Liu Jinli is an internationally elite curler from China.She curls out of the club in Heilongjiang and is currently a member of the Chinese National Team....
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
Yue Qingshuang
Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
Zhou Yan (curler)
Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
Liu Jinli
Liu Jinli is an internationally elite curler from China.She curls out of the club in Heilongjiang and is currently a member of the Chinese National Team....
2007 World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 17, 15:00-Draw 3:March 17, 20:00-Draw 4:March 18, 10:00-Draw 5:March 18, 15:00-Draw 6:March 18, 20:00-Draw 7:March 19, 10:00-Draw 8:March 19, 15:00-Draw 9:March 19, 20:00...
Yue Qingshuang
Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
(4th)
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
Zhou Yan (curler)
Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
Yue Qingshuang
Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
Zhou Yan (curler)
Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
2005 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19-27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event to be held separately from the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship....
Yue Qingshuang
Yue Qingshuang is a Chinese curler. She currently plays second on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu....
Liu Yin (curler)
Liu Yin is a Chinese curler from Harbin. She plays third on the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Liu has played internationally for China since 2002, when she was an alternate on the team at the Pacific Curling Championships when she had only been curling for two years.In 2004, she...
Zhou Yan (curler)
Zhou Yan is a Chinese curler. She plays lead for the Chinese national team, skipped by Wang Bingyu.Zhou curled in her first tournament after having only curled for 2 years, at the 2002 Pacific Curling Championships. At that time she played third for the team...
Grand Slam record
2006-07 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-Men's:-Women's:-WCT Money Ranking:...
2007-08 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:Events in bold indicate Grand Slam events.-WCT Money Ranking:-Sources:*...
2008-09 curling season
-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour winners:-Women's World Curling Tour winners:-WCT Money Ranking:...
2009-10 curling season
The 2009–10 curling season began in September 2009 and ended in April 2010.-Season of Champions top three finishes:-Other events:-World Curling Tour events:-Women's World Curling Tour events:...
Autumn Gold Curling Classic
The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic is the very first Grand Slam event of the season on the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the...
Sobeys Slam
The Sobeys Slam is the third Grand Slam event of the Women's World Curling Tour. It is held annually in November in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.The event began in 1998 as the Sobeys Curling Classic. It was added as a Grand Slam event for the 2007-08 curling season, and was renamed the "Sobeys Slam"...
Key
- C - Champion
- F - Lost final
- SF - Lost semi final
- QF - Lost quarter final
- Q - Did not make playoffs
- DNP - Did not participate in event
- N/A - not a Grand Slam event that season