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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

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	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

References

External links

• Profile at InternationalBadminton.org^{[permanent dead link]}
• Chen Qiqiu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternate link)
• Chen Qiqiu at BWFbadminton.com
• Chen Qiqiu at the Chinese Olympic Committee (also available in Chinese)
• Chen Qiqiu at Olympics.com
• Chen Qiqiu at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
• Chen Qiqiu at Olympic.org (archived)
• Chen Qiqiu at Olympedia