Wang Bingyu 王冰玉 |
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Curler | |
Born |
October 7, 1984 Harbin, Heilongjiang |
Team | |
Curling club |
Harbin CC, Harbin, Heilongjiang |
Skip | Wang Bingyu |
Third | Wang Rui |
Second | Liu Jinli |
Lead | Zhou Yan |
Alternate | Yang Ying |
Career | |
World Championship appearances |
10 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017) |
Pacific Championship appearances |
11 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016) |
Grand Slam victories | 1 (Autumn Gold: 2010) |
Medal record
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Wang Bingyu (Chinese: 王冰玉; pinyin: Wáng Bīngyù; born October 7, 1984 in Harbin, Heilongjiang; usually referred to in the media as Bingyu "Betty" Wang) is a Chinese curler. In 2009, she became the first non Northern American or European skip to win a World Championships.
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 Championships, earning a silver medal.
In 2005, she won gold at the Pacific Junior Curling Championships, but finished in 9th place at that year's 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.