# Zou Qiang

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Chinese curler

In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *[Zou](/source/Zou_(surname))*.

Zou Qiang Curler Born (1991-08-13) August 13, 1991 (age 34) Yichun, Heilongjiang, China Mixed doubles partner Han Yu Curling career Member Association China World Championship appearances 4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) Pacific-Asia Championship appearances 5 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Pan Continental Championship appearances 1 (2023) Olympic appearances 1 (2022) Medal record Men's curling Representing China Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2014 Karuizawa 2016 Uiseong 2017 Erina 2018 Gangneung 2019 Shenzhen Asian Winter Games 2017 Sapporo Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships 2013 Tokoro

**Zou Qiang** ([Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese_characters): 邹强; born August 13, 1991 in [Yichun](/source/Yichun%2C_Heilongjiang))[1] is a Chinese [curler](/source/Curling) from [Harbin](/source/Harbin).

## Career

### Juniors

Zou [skipped](/source/Skip_(curling)) the Chinese team (which also consisted of [Shao Zhilin](/source/Shao_Zhilin), [Zhang Tianyu](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zhang_Tianyu&action=edit&redlink=1) and Liang Shuming), at the [2013 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships](/source/2013_Pacific-Asia_Junior_Curling_Championships) to a gold medal. The team went 7-1 after the double round robin portion of the tournament, which put them in first place, and a bye to the final, where they faced off against South Korea. They defeated the Koreans (skipped by Kim Jeong-min) 7-5 in the final.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### Men's

Zou joined the [Zang Jialiang](/source/Zang_Jialiang) team as [lead](/source/Lead_(curling)) in 2014 for one competitive season. The team won the gold medal at the [2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships](/source/2014_Pacific-Asia_Curling_Championships). Zou was left off the team when they played in the 2015 World Championships.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Zou then joined the [Liu Rui](/source/Liu_Rui_(curler)) rink at [second](/source/Second_(curling)). The team won a silver medal at the [2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships](/source/2016_Pacific-Asia_Curling_Championships). Later that season, Zou became the team's alternate. They would win a gold medal at the [2017 Asian Winter Games](/source/2017_Asian_Winter_Games) and finish fifth at the [2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2017_Ford_World_Men's_Curling_Championship) (Zou would not play in any games at either tournament). The following season Zou joined the [Zou Dejia](/source/Zou_Dejia) team at third. They won a silver medal at the [2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships](/source/2017_Pacific-Asia_Curling_Championships) and finished 12th at the [2018 World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2018_World_Men's_Curling_Championship).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2018, Zou was promoted to [skip](/source/Skip_(curling)) of the Chinese men's team. His first international tournament as a skip came at the [2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships](/source/2018_Pacific-Asia_Curling_Championships). There, he led his team of [Wang Zhi Yu](/source/Wang_Zhi_Yu), [Shao Zhilin](/source/Shao_Zhilin) and [Xu Jingtao](/source/Xu_Jingtao) to an 8–0 round robin record. The team won their semifinal game against South Korea but lost in the final to Japan, settling for silver. Later that season, the Zou skipped the team at the [2019 World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2019_World_Men's_Curling_Championship) and finished with a 2–10 record, in 11th place. Also that season, Zou played in the [second leg](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Curling_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Second_Leg) and [final](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Curling_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Grand_Final) legs of the [Curling World Cup](/source/Curling_World_Cup). In the second leg, he finished fifth, and in the final leg, he played third on a team skipped by [Ba Dexin](/source/Ba_Dexin) and lost in the final.

Zou skipped Team China at the [2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships](/source/2019_Pacific-Asia_Curling_Championships). He led his team of Wang, [Tian Jiafeng](/source/Tian_Jiafeng), and Xu to a 7–2 round robin record. Following the round robin, the team lost in the semifinal to Japan but won the bronze medal game against New Zealand. Zou then led China at the [2020 World Qualification Event](/source/2020_World_Qualification_Event), which they won, securing China a spot at the cancelled [2020 World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2020_World_Men's_Curling_Championship). On the [World Curling Tour](/source/World_Curling_Tour) that season, Zou won the 2019 [Black Diamond / High River Cash](/source/Black_Diamond_%2F_High_River_Cash) event.

Because of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), most of the [2020–21 curling season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_curling_season) was cancelled. However, the [2021 World Men's Curling Championship](/source/2021_World_Men's_Curling_Championship) took place in a fan-less bubble in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), with the teams qualifying for the 2020 Worlds qualifying for the event. At the 2021 Worlds, Zou led his team of Tian, Wang, and Xu to a last-place finish (14th) with a 2–11 record.[2]

The next season, Zou was selected to be the third on the Chinese men's team for the [2022 Winter Olympics](/source/Curling_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament), held in [Beijing](/source/Beijing).[3] The team also included skip [Ma Xiuyue](/source/Ma_Xiuyue), [Wang Zhiyu](/source/Wang_Zhiyu), [Xu Jingtao](/source/Xu_Jingtao) and [Jiang Dongxu](/source/Jiang_Dongxu). Despite not playing a single international competition before the Games, the team fared quite well, finishing the round robin with a 4–5 record. This included defeating higher-seeded teams such as Switzerland's [Peter de Cruz](/source/Peter_de_Cruz), Norway's [Steffen Walstad](/source/Steffen_Walstad), and Italy's [Joël Retornaz](/source/Jo%C3%ABl_Retornaz).[4] Ultimately, they finished in a four-way tie for fifth place; however, their head to head wins over Switzerland and Norway placed them alone in fifth place at the end of the competition.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team China

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2021 World men's curling championship: Scores, schedule and standings"](https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/2021-world-mens-curling-championship-scores-schedule-standings-results/). *Sportsnet*. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Spotlight turns to team curling at the Olympic Winter Games"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220829222840/https://worldcurling.org/2022/02/beijing-mw-preview/). World Curling Federation. February 9, 2022. Archived from [the original](https://worldcurling.org/2022/02/beijing-mw-preview/) on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Great Britain in good form after win over ROC"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220829222842/https://worldcurling.org/2022/02/beijing-m-s11/). World Curling Federation. February 16, 2022. Archived from [the original](https://worldcurling.org/2022/02/beijing-m-s11/) on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["XXIV. Olympic Winter Games 2022"](http://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/702). *World Curling Federation*. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

## External links

- [Zou Qiang](https://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/6876) at [World Curling](/source/World_Curling)

- [Zou Qiang](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/qiang-zou) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Zou Qiang](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/148052) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Zou Qiang](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000401353) at InterSportStats

- [Zou Qiang](https://web.archive.org/web/20220308094256/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1057627-qiang-zou.htm) at the [Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics](/source/Beijing_2022_Winter_Olympics) (archived)

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