Chen Qiqiu (simplified Chinese: 陈其遒; traditional Chinese: 陳其遒; pinyin: Chén Qíqiú; born January 4, 1978, in Meizhou, Guangdong, China) is a former badminton player from the People's Republic of China. He is now a doubles coach for the Chinese national team.

Career

A doubles specialist who has paired with a variety of partners, Chen won men's doubles at the Thailand Open in 1999 and the Malaysia Open in 2002. He won mixed doubles at the Polish (2000), Thailand (2003), and Denmark (2004) Opens. He was also a runner-up in mixed doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2003 with Zhao Tingting, the partner with whom he had his greatest success. They were bronze medalists at the 2003 IBF World Championships and quarterfinalists at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[1]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England China Zhao Tingting South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
7–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea China Zhang Jiewen South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
6–11, 0–11 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Thailand Open China Yu Jinhao Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Jim Laugesen
15–11, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 China Open China Liu Yong China Zhang Wei
China Zhang Jun
1–7, 7–4, 6–8, 7–4, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Malaysia Open China Liu Yong Malaysia Chang Kim Wai
Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
17–14, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Japan Open China Cheng Rui Indonesia Eng Hian
Indonesia Flandy Limpele
5–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open China Cheng Rui Indonesia Eng Hian
Indonesia Flandy Limpele
15–10, 5–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Dutch Open China Yang Wei Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Ann Jorgensen
7–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-Up
1999 Dutch Open China Chen Lin Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Pernille Harder
15–11, 9–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Dutch Open China Chen Lin England Simon Archer
Netherlands Erica Van Den Heuvel
8–15, 15–12, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 China Open China Zhao Tingting China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling
4–11, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Thailand Open China Zhao Tingting England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms
11–4, 8–11, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 All England Open China Zhao Tingting China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling
6–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 China Open China Zhao Tingting China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling
13–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Denmark Open China Zhao Tingting England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms
15–4, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 German Open China Zhao Tingting Denmark Carsten Mogensen
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15–12, 8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 China Open China Zhao Tingting Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Mette Schjoldager
13–15, 15–13, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Malaysia Open China Zhao Tingting South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
12–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Polish Open China Chen Lin Ukraine Vladislav Druzchenko
Ukraine Victoria Evtoushenko
15–7, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chen Qiqiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.


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