 In June 2008, he became the Chinese National Champion for the third time in a row with 7.5/11 points and a performance of 2666.In early September 2008, he competed for team "Mérida Patrimonio" on board three at the Division 2 – CECLUB Spanish Club Chess Championship.His team mates were Dmitry Jakovenko, Pavel Eljanov, Zoltán Almási, Ibragim Khamrakulov and Miguel Llanes Hurtado.