 Later he also managed to clinch 3 gold medals in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2 golds in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.During the world's second largest sports event, 15th Asian Games, Yang, together with partner Li Jiawei, won the bronze medal for the mixed doubles event.Yang and his doubles partner, Gao Ning, has also won many medals in the ITTF Pro Tour Events.