Wang Fengchun

Wang Fengchun (usually referred to in the media as Fengchun Wang) is a Chinese curler. 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 Xiao Ming 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 successful 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.

Teammates

= 2008 Grand Forks =

*Liu Riu
*Xu Xiaoming
*Zang Jialang
*Li Dongyan

External links

* [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2008-04/08/content_6599740.htm News story from China Daily]