 Later that month, he competed in the Chess World Cup 2005, where he was knocked out in the first round by Vasilios Kotronias.In the 37th Chess Olympiad, Ni scored 5.5/9 on fifth board helping the Chinese team to win the silver medal, China's first medal ever at men's Chess Olympiads.In September 2006, he finished equal first along with Bu Xiangzhi in the World University Championship, but placed second on countback.