Chen Qi

Chen Qi
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Date of birth:	April 15, 1984
Place of birth:	Nantong
Playing hand:	left handed
How to play:	Shakehand
Best world ranking :	5 (March – June 2004, October, November 2004)

Chen Qi ( Chinese  陳 玘  /  陈 玘 , Pinyin Chén Qǐ ; born April 15, 1984 in Nantong ) is a former Chinese table tennis player . He won three world titles and gold doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens . Chen Qi was part of the Chinese squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .

Career

Chen Qi was named to the Chinese national team in October 2002. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , he won the gold medal in doubles. He was able to secure a gold medal at four world championships: at the 2006 world championship in Bremen with the team, at the 2007 world championship in Zagreb in doubles, at the 2008 world championships in Guangzhou again with the team and again in doubles at the 2009 world championships in Yokohama . At the 2005 World Championships in Shanghai , Chen Qi won the bronze medal in doubles. In the individual he reached fifth place there. In 2005 and 2007 he took part in the Asian Championships and achieved first place in a team, second place in doubles and fifth place in mixed. In 2007, Chen Qi was also fifth in the individual.

Chen Qi was a member of the Chinese team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , but only played the role of reservist.

In 2010 he was inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame . He married in 2013. At the end of 2013, he was eliminated from the Chinese national team.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	competition	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2007	Yangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	silver	Quarter finals	1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	2005	Jeju-do	COR		silver	Quarter finals	1
CHN	Asian Cup	2008	Sapporo	JPN	2
CHN	Asian Cup	2006	Kobe	JPN	2
CHN	Asian Games	2006	Doha	QAT		silver		1
CHN	Olympic games	2004	Athens	GRE		gold
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Dortmund	GER	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2011	Sheffield	CLOSELY	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2010	Suzhou	CHN	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2010	Berlin	GER	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Sheffield	CLOSELY	last 16	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Su Zhou	CHN	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Doha	QAT	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2009	Kuwait City	KUW	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Shanghai	CHN	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Singapore	SIN	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Daejeon	COR	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Yokohama	JPN	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Changchun	CHN	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Doha	QAT	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2008	Kuwait City	KUW	silver	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Stockholm	SWE	last 16	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Bremen	GER	last 32	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Toulouse	FRA	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	catfish	AUT	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	St. Petersburg	RUS	gold	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Shenzhen	CHN	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Nanjing	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Chiba	JPN	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Salwa Cup	KUW	Quarter finals	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Doha	QAT	Semifinals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Velenje	SVN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2007	Zagreb	HRV	last 16	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Yokohama	JPN	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Guangzhou	CHN	Semifinals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Singapore	SIN	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Kunshan	CHN	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Kuwait City	KUW	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Doha	QAT	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Zagreb	HRV	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Velenje	SVN	silver	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Yokohama	JPN	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Shenzhen	CHN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Harbin	CHN	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Doha	QAT	last 64	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2004	catfish	AUT	Semifinals	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Leipzig	GER	last 32	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Kobe	JPN	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Changchun	CHN	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Wuxi	CHN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Singapore	SIN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Pyeongchang	COR	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Athens	GRE	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Malmo	SWE	silver	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Aarhus	THE	last 64	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Bremen	GER	Semifinals	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Johor Bahru	MAS	last 16	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Kobe	JPN	last 32	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Guangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Jeju-Si	COR	silver	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2008	Macau	MAC	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2007	Beijing	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2006	Hong Kong	HKG	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2005	Fuzhou	CHN		Semifinals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2004	Beijing	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2003	Guangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	World Championship	2011	Rotterdam	NED	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	World Championship	2009	Yokohama	JPN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	World Championship	2008	Guangzhou	CHN				1
CHN	World Championship	2007	Zagreb	HRV	last 16	gold	no participants
CHN	World Championship	2006	Bremen	GER				1
CHN	World Championship	2005	Shanghai	CHN	Quarter finals	Semifinals	last 16
CHN	World cup	2009	Moscow	RUS	silver
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	2007	Magdeburg	GER				1

Web links

• Profile on beijing2008.cn ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• Article on tabletennismaster.com
• Chen Qi Article about Chen Qi on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed June 21, 2013)
• Chen Qi biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed August 5, 2011)

1. ↑ Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on August 4, 2011; PDF; 407 kB)  
2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 21, 2013)  
3. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2014/1 p. 43
4. ↑ Chen Qi results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 4, 2011)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Chen is the family name here, Qi is the first name.