Wang Fengchun (Chinese: 王奉春; pinyin: Wáng Fèngchūn; born February 2, 1982, in Harbin, Heilongjiang; usually referred to in the media as Fengchun Wang) is a Chinesecurler. He is the skip of the national team.
Wang was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curling. In China, the national team curls as their profession. By 2002, he played in his first international event- when he played third for Xu Xiaoming at the Pacific Curling Championships. The Chinese team finished fifth that year. He also played in the 2004 and 2005 Pacific Championships, finishing fourth both years before winning the bronze medal at the 2006 Pacific Championships.
In 2007, he played in his last tournament as third for Xu, when China won a bronze at the Asian Winter Games. He was promoted as skip after that. In November that year, China won the gold medal at the Pacific Curling Championships, qualifying the country for their first ever World Championships.
The 2007-08 season was a very successful season for the Chinese team, as they had a some success on the World Curling Tour. Their record at the end of the season was 16-18, and included wins against former World Champion Rick Folk and 1998 Olympic silver medallist Mike Harris.
At the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship, the Chinese team made the playoffs in their very first appearance, and among their round robin victories was a victory over Canada, skipped by World Curling Tour Champion, Kevin Martin.
Wang skipped his team to a 9th-place finish at the 2009 World Championship, highlighted with a round robin victory over the eventual champion Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch. With this result, China qualified for a spot at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]
At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Wang and Liu Rui switched throwing positions in China's team lineup with Wang moving from fourth to third, and Liu moving from third to fourth. Wang remained skip while throwing third stones. After losing to Germany in their seventh match and dropping to a record of one win and six losses, Wang was replaced as skip by alternate Li Hongchen and did not play in China's last two games against the United States and Canada. China finished 8th, with a 2–7 record in round robin play.
Following his return to China after the completion of the Olympic Games, Wang was rebuked by Chinese curling officials for wearing a U.S. team cap at the Beijing Capital International Airport.[2]
wang, fengchun, this, chinese, name, family, name, wang, chinese, 王奉春, pinyin, wáng, fèngchūn, born, february, 1982, harbin, heilongjiang, usually, referred, media, fengchun, wang, chinese, curler, skip, national, team, curlerborn, 1982, february, 1982, harbin. In this Chinese name the family name is Wang 王 Wang Fengchun Chinese 王奉春 pinyin Wang Fengchun born February 2 1982 in Harbin Heilongjiang usually referred to in the media as Fengchun Wang is a Chinese curler He is the skip of the national team Wang FengchunCurlerBorn 1982 02 02 February 2 1982 age 42 Harbin HeilongjiangTeamCurling clubHarbin CC Harbin CHNSkipWang FengchunThirdJiang DonxuSecondYuan MingjieLeadCheng KuoAlternateLi HongboCurling careerWorld Championshipappearances2 2008 2009 Pacific Asia Championshipappearances7 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Medal record Curling Pacific Championships 2007 Beijing 2008 Naseby 2006 Tokyo Asian Winter Games 2003 Aomori 2007 Changchun New Zealand Winter Games 2009 Naseby Universiade 2009 Harbin Wang was selected by the Chinese government to play the sport of curling In China the national team curls as their profession By 2002 he played in his first international event when he played third for Xu Xiaoming at the Pacific Curling Championships The Chinese team finished fifth that year He also played in the 2004 and 2005 Pacific Championships finishing fourth both years before winning the bronze medal at the 2006 Pacific Championships In 2007 he played in his last tournament as third for Xu when China won a bronze at the Asian Winter Games He was promoted as skip after that In November that year China won the gold medal at the Pacific Curling Championships qualifying the country for their first ever World Championships The 2007 08 season was a very successful season for the Chinese team as they had a some success on the World Curling Tour Their record at the end of the season was 16 18 and included wins against former World Champion Rick Folk and 1998 Olympic silver medallist Mike Harris At the 2008 World Men s Curling Championship the Chinese team made the playoffs in their very first appearance and among their round robin victories was a victory over Canada skipped by World Curling Tour Champion Kevin Martin Wang skipped his team to a 9th place finish at the 2009 World Championship highlighted with a round robin victory over the eventual champion Scotland skipped by David Murdoch With this result China qualified for a spot at the 2010 Winter Olympics 1 At the 2010 Winter Olympics Wang and Liu Rui switched throwing positions in China s team lineup with Wang moving from fourth to third and Liu moving from third to fourth Wang remained skip while throwing third stones After losing to Germany in their seventh match and dropping to a record of one win and six losses Wang was replaced as skip by alternate Li Hongchen and did not play in China s last two games against the United States and Canada China finished 8th with a 2 7 record in round robin play Following his return to China after the completion of the Olympic Games Wang was rebuked by Chinese curling officials for wearing a U S team cap at the Beijing Capital International Airport 2 Contents 1 Teams 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksTeams editSeason Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events 2002 03 Xu Xiaoming Wang Fengchun Zhu Yu Liu Rui Ma Yongjun 2002 PCC 2005 06 Xu Xiaoming Li Hongchen Wang Fengchun Liu Rui Ma Yongjun 2005 PCC 2007 08 Wang Fengchun Liu Rui Xu Xiaoming Zang Jialiang Li Dongyan 2008 WMCC 2008 09 Wang Fengchun Liu Rui Xu Xiaoming Zang Jialiang Chen Lu an 2009 WMCC 2009 10 Liu Rui fourth Wang Fengchun skip Xu Xiaoming Zang Jialiang Li Hongchen 2010 Olympic GamesAwards editColin Campbell Award 2009References edit VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Men s Curling Competition PDF Retrieved 2023 11 27 Sacked Chinese curler caps bad day with U S Headgear Reuters 9 March 2010 External links editWang Fengchun at World Curling nbsp Wang Fengchun at Olympics com nbsp Wang Fengchun at Olympedia nbsp Wang Fengchun at the Chinese Olympic Committee nbsp News story from China Daily Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wang Fengchun amp oldid 1220609163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
