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.

Chen Qiqiu
陈其遒
Personal information
CountryChina
Born (1978-01-04) January 4, 1978 (age 46)
Meizhou, Guangdong, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessLeft
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking2
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Men's team
BWF profile

Career

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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

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World Championships

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Mixed Doubles

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

Asian Games

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Mixed Doubles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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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   Yu Jinhao   Michael Søgaard
  Jim Laugesen
15–11, 15–13   Winner
2001 China Open   Liu Yong   Zhang Wei
  Zhang Jun
1–7, 7–4, 6–8, 7–4, 5–7   Runner-up
2002 Malaysia Open   Liu Yong   Chang Kim Wai
  Choong Tan Fook
17–14, 15–3   Winner
2003 Japan Open   Cheng Rui   Eng Hian
  Flandy Limpele
5–15, 12–15   Runner-up
2003 Swiss Open   Cheng Rui   Eng Hian
  Flandy Limpele
15–10, 5–15, 1–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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

IBF International

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Polish Open   Chen Lin   Vladislav Druzchenko
  Victoria Evtoushenko
15–7, 15–8   Winner

References

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  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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