In Vancouver he threw Second stones for the Chinese team.

[2] He represented China at the 2014 Winter Olympics as the third for the Chinese team.

Currently, as the head coach of the Chinese Men's Youth Curling Team, he coached the team to win the country's first ever men's World Junior Curling Championship in 2023.

Xu is married to Kim Ji-sun who skipped the South Korean Women's National Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[4] This Chinese biographical article relating to curling is a stub.