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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 19 - 24, 1999

(25) Rong Chi/Zi Xiong, China

Rong Chi
China

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 26, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sichuan

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Dalian 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$72,350.00

Zi Xiong
China

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 8, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sichuan

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Dalian 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$72,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	35	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	14	2	1	1	US$140,700.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,000.00
Overall	36	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	14	2	1	1	US$144,700.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Zi Xiong - 57th	Rong Chi - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Canada Open	24	17th	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/29-11/1/1998	Brazil Open	24	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/14-16/1998	China Open	9	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/7-9/1998	Japan Open	24	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/2/1998	Portugal Open	Q7	41st	14	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-25/1998	French Open	Q16	57th	4	US$0.00

Marseille World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/19/1999		Laura Miranda / Monica Valencia, Mexico (Q25)	Won 15-2	0:17
Mon, 7/19/1999		Krista Blomquist / Nancy Reynolds, United States (Q9)	Lost 2-15	0:17
Mon, 7/19/1999		Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (Q16)	Won 15-6	0:30
Tue, 7/20/1999		Teresa Galindo / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (Q21)	Won 15-5	0:28
Wed, 7/21/1999		Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (8)	Lost 7-15	0:36
Wed, 7/21/1999		Patty Dodd / Karolyn Kirby, United States (24)	Won 15-3	0:22
Thu, 7/22/1999		Linda Hanley / Nancy Reno, United States (7)	Lost 1-15	0:20

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Zi Xiong - 17th	Rong Chi - 17th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Zi Xiong - 5th	Rong Chi - 5th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	25	17th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	11	5th	300	US$10,000.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$14,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$13,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	1	1	0	3	3	4	13	2	0	$103,700.00
Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
Total	36	1	0	1	1	2	4	4	5	14	2	0	$144,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Rong Chi												Zi Xiong
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,250.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$6,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$6,500.00
29	0	0	1	1	3	7	13	2	0	$51,850.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	1	1	3	7	13	2	0	$51,850.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
36	1	0	1	1	6	9	14	2	0	$72,350.00	Total	36	1	0	1	1	6	9	14	2	0	$72,350.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Rong Chi													Zi Xiong
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,600.00	1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,600.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$3,000.00	1998	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$3,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,500.00	1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	$8,100.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	$8,100.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	16	76.2%	3	14.3%	2	9.5%	19-2	90.5%	8	30.8%	1	3.8%	17	65.4%	8-18	30.8%	16-17	48.5%	11-3	78.6%	0	0	32-26	55.2%
1998-1999	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	4-3	57.1%
Against the Field	7	53.8%	1	7.7%	5	38.5%	8-5	61.5%	1	8.3%	0	0.0%	11	91.7%	1-11	8.3%	14-12	53.8%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	14-11	56.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
World Championships	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	17	15
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	13	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	32	26

Head to Head Results
Chi/Xiong lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Hanley/Reno, United States 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Hanley/Reno	7	Chi/Xiong	25	15-1	0:20
Trail the series against # 8 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Davis/Johnson Jordan	8	Chi/Xiong	25	15-7	0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Dodd/Kirby, United States 1-0
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Dodd/Kirby	24	15-3	0:22
Trail the series against # Q9 Blomquist/Reynolds, United States 0-1
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Blomquist/Reynolds	Q9	Chi/Xiong	25	15-2	0:17
Lead the series against # Q16 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-6	0:30
Lead the series against # Q21 Galindo/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/20/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Galindo/Gaxiola	Q21	15-5	0:28
Lead the series against # Q25 Miranda/Valencia, Mexico 1-0
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Miranda/Valencia	Q25	15-2	0:17