Zou Qiang

Zou Qiang
Curler
Born	(1991-08-13) August 13, 1991 (age 30) Yichun, Heilongjiang, China
Team
Skip	Ma Xiuyue
Third	Zou Qiang
Second	Wang Zhiyu
Lead	Xu Jingtao
Alternate	Jiang Dongxu
Career
Member Association	China
World Championship appearances	4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances	5 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
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: 邹强; born 13 August 1991 in Yichun)^[1] is a Chinese curler from Harbin.

Career[]

Juniors[]

Zou skipped the Chinese team (which also consisted of Shao Zhilin, and Liang Shuming), at the 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.

Men's[]

Zou joined the Zang Jialiang team as lead in 2014 for one competitive season. The team won the gold medal at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Zou was left off the team when they played in the 2015 World Championships.

Zou then joined the Liu Rui rink at second. The team won a silver medal at the 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 and finish fifth at the 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Zou would not play in any games at either tournament). The next season Zou joined the Zou Dejia team at third. They won a silver medal at the 2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and finish 12th at the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship.

In 2018, Zou was promoted to skip of the Chinese men's team. His first international tournament as a skip came at the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. There, he led his team of Wang Zhi Yu, Shao Zhilin and 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, and finished with a 2–10 record, in 11th place. Also that season, Zou played in the second leg and final legs of the 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 and lost in the final.

Zou skipped Team China at the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. He led his team of Wang, 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, which they won, securing China a spot at the cancelled 2020 World Men's Curling Championship. On the World Curling Tour that season, Zou won the 2019 Black Diamond / High River Cash event.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the 2020–21 curling season was cancelled. However, the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship took place in a fan-less bubble in 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]

References[]

External links[]

• Zou Qiang at World Curling Federation
• Zou Qiang at Olympedia