He won the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics with Ma Lin, and is the youngest male ever to hold this title at age 20.

Chen Qi is a fast attacking player and had been placed eighth in the ITTF World Men's Table Tennis ranking.

At the 2004 Volkswagen Open in Kobe, Japan, Chen Qi obtained his first ever ITTF Pro Tour Men's Singles title.

Similarly, like Ma Long, he takes every opportunity to finish off rallies with his devastating forehand loop alongside his backhand drive.

He uses Stiga Rosewood NCT V blade Master Flared handle with special made blue sponge DHS Skyline 3 on forehand (black) (国家队套), and Tenergy 05-FX on backhand (red).