Qiu Yike

Qiu Yike
Nation:	People's Republic of China
Date of birth:	January 18, 1985
Place of birth:	Cheng you
Size:	176 cm
Weight:	71 kg
Playing hand:	right
How to play:	Shakehand (attack)
Best world ranking :	18 (February 2004)

Qiu Yike ( Chinese邱 科 / 邱 科, Pinyin Qiū Yīkē ; born January 18, 1985 in Chengdu ) is a former Chinese table tennis player . He won the bronze medal at the world championships in mixed competition in 2005 and 2007 together with Cao Zhen .

Qiu Yike caused a stir when he defeated Timo Boll in the second round of the 2003 World Cup . Later he was noticed by negative antics, which resulted in disciplinary penalties from the Chinese Table Tennis Association.

With the team he was also able to win gold at the World Team Cup in 2009. He was most successful in doubles and mixed competitions, so in 2003 the Chinese reached 3rd place at the Pro Tour Grand Finals.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	World Championship	2003	Paris	FRA	Quarter finals
CHN	World Championship	2005	Shanghai	CHN			bronze
CHN	World Championship	2007	Zagreb	CRO			bronze
CHN	World Championship	2009	Yokohama	JPN			last 32
CHN	World Championship	2013	Paris	FRA			last 16
CHN	World Team Cup	2009	Linz	AUT				1
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2003	Guangzhou	CHN		Semifinals

Web links

• Qiu Yike on the website of (tt-infos.de) (accessed February 9, 2020)
• Player profile on the (tabletennis.guide) website (accessed February 9, 2020)
• History of the world ranking positions (ittf.com) (accessed February 9, 2020)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Qiu Yike. Retrieved February 9, 2020 . 
2. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2004/11 page 19

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