Zhou Lei () is a former world level

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player from

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who later coached in the United States.

Career

Primarily a doubles specialist, Zhou's biggest badminton achievement was winning women's doubles at the

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in Birmingham, England with compatriot Nong Qunhua. Zhou also shared women's doubles titles at the

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(1989),

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(1990), Thailand (1992), and Hong Kong (1992) Opens. In 1989 she was a runner-up at the prestigious

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and a bronze medalist at the

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with Sun Xiaoqing. Zhou was a women's singles runner-up to

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at the Denmark Open in 1990. She was a member of the world champion

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Uber Cup (women's international) teams of

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and

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. After retiring, she first went to coach in Peru. Now, she currently coaches in the US at Z Badminton Training Center in Union City, where she is also the founder and owner of the club.

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