Ling Zhi

Ling Zhi (Chinese: 凌智; pinyin: Líng Zhì; born April 6, 1994) is a Chinese curler from Harbin.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ling.
Ling Zhi
凌智
Curler
Born (1994-04-06) April 6, 1994
Team
Curling clubHarbin CC,
Harbin, CHN
Mixed doubles
partner		Fan Suyuan
Curling career
Member Association China
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		1 (2021)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2022)

Career

Ling represented China at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships, where his team finished in last place with a winless 0–9 record. In 2013 and 2014, he won back-to-back Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships.[2]

Ling represented China internationally at the men's level at the third leg of the Curling World Cup event. He played third on Team Ma Xiuyue, which finished with a 1–5 record.

In mixed play, Ling competed at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship as third for Liu Sijia. The team reached the round of 16, where the Czech Republic eliminated them.[3]

Ling played mixed doubles with partner Yang Ying but now plays with Fan Suyuan. At the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, Yang and Ling teamed up to secure China a spot in the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, defeating Turkey in the qualification final.[4] The 2020 World Championship, however, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Yang and Ling did get a chance to represent China at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where they finished in ninth place with a 4–5 record.[6]

On February 7, 2022, in the 13th round of the curling mixed doubles round-robin competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese team Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan lost 6-8 to Czech players Tomáš Paul/Suzanne Paulova, who suffered 7 consecutive games. In the end, Ling Zhi/Fan Suyuan ended the Winter Olympics with 9th place.[7][8]

Teams

Men's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2012–13[9] Zou QiangShao ZhilinZhang TianyuLiang ShumingLing Zhi
2013–14 Wang JinboLing ZhiZhang TianyuShao ZhilinLiang Shuming
2018–19 Ma XiuyueJiang DongxuLing ZhiWang Jingyuan

Mixed doubles
Season Female Male Coach Events
2019–20 Yang YingLing ZhiTomi RantamäkiWMDQ 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020–21 Yang YingLing ZhiTomi RantamäkiWMDCC 2021 (9th)
2021–22 Fan SuyuanLing ZhiTomi RantamäkiWOG 2022 (9th)

References
  1. "Zhi Ling Profile". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. "Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships 2013 Reports". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  3. "World Mixed Curling Championship 2017". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  4. Richard Gray (December 7, 2019). "China and Korea complete World Mixed Doubles line-up for 2020". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  5. "World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships 2020 cancelled in Kelowna, Canada". World Curling Federation. March 14, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  6. Céline Stucki (May 21, 2021). "United States claim fourth place in Group B to progress to Olympic Qualification game". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  7. "百度安全验证". wappass.baidu.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. 网易 (2022-02-07). "七连败!冬奥冰壶混双组合范苏圆失误 6-8被捷克逆转". www.163.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  9. "Ling Zhi Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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