At the World Championships, where Yang took part for the second time, she lost in the Quarterfinals again. At the World Tour events she reached always the third place. That's why she became world number 4 in the world- her best position in her career. In February she had to give up her 4th place, because she doesn't was really activ. 2015 she could took part in the World Championships again, where she lost for the third time in the Quarterfinals. 2016 she won still the German Open and then seldom in appeared.