Xu Xiaoming
| Xu Xiaoming 徐晓明 | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1984 (age 41) Harbin, Heilongjiang |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Harbin CC, Harbin, Heilongjiang |
| Skip | Xu Xiaoming |
| Third | Fei Xueqing |
| Second | Li Zhichao |
| Lead | Xu Jingtao |
| Alternate | Yang Bohao |
| Curling career | |
| Member Association | China |
| World Championship appearances | 8 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2025) |
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 13 (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Pan Continental Championship appearances | 2 (2024, 2025) |
| Olympic appearances | 3 (2010, 2014, 2026) |
| Other appearances | Asian Winter Games: 4 (2003, 2007, 2017, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Xu Xiaoming (simplified Chinese: 徐晓明; traditional Chinese: 徐曉明; pinyin: Xú Xiǎomíng; born September 14, 1984, in Harbin, Heilongjiang[1]) is a Chinese curler from Beijing.
Career
Men's
In Xu's early men's career, his team notably won bronze at the 2007 Asian Winter Games and he competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In Vancouver he threw Second stones for the Chinese team.[2] He also represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics as the third for the Chinese team.
Xu would return to competitive men's curling as the skip of the Chinese national men's team during the 2024–25 season, alongside Fei Xueqing, Li Zhichao, Xu Jingtao, and Yang Bohao. During their first season together, they would represent China and win the 2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships, beating Japan's Shinya Abe 6–4 in the final. They would also go on to represent China at the 2025 World Men's Curling Championship, where team Xu would finish round-robin play with an 8–4 record, qualifying for the playoffs. They would beat Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell in the quarterfinals, but then lose to Switzerland and Canada in the semifinals and bronze medal game respectively, finishing in 4th place. Team Xu would also represent China as the home nation at the 2025 Asian Winter Games. There, they would go undefeated in round robin play, finishing 5–0, but would lose to the Philippines' Marc Pfister in the semifinals. China would rebound and win the bronze medal game 10–3 over Hong Kong to win bronze.
Based on their performance the previous year, Xu would start the 2025–26 season qualifying for their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2025 Masters. At the Masters, they would finish with a 2–2 record, just missing out on the playoffs. Xu would also return to the 2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships, however they were unable to repeat their Pan Continental title, losing this time to Japan's Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi 6–5 in the bronze medal game to finish 4th.
Coaching
Xu was the head coach of the Chinese Men's Youth Curling Team where he coached the team to win the country's first ever men's World Junior Curling Championship in 2023.
Personal life
Xu is married to Kim Ji-sun who skipped the South Korean Women's National Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3] They have one child.[4]
Grand Slam record
| Key | |
|---|---|
| C | Champion |
| F | Lost in Final |
| SF | Lost in Semifinal |
| QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
| R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
| Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
| T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
| DNP | Did not participate in event |
| N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
| Event | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Masters | Q |
| The National | Q |
| Canadian Open | T2 |
| Players' Championship |
References
- ^ "Xiaoming Xu - Curling Athletes : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics". Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ^ "World Curling Federation - Teams for Vancouver 2010". Archived from the original on January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- ^ "Will country come before love for two Olympic curlers on Valentine's Day?". The Washington Post. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide: Team China