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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 25, 2000

(12) 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 Sydney Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	China Open	4	3rd	272	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Japan Open	10	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2000	Portugal Open	15	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2000	France Open	15	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Germany Open	20	7th	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	19	13th	180	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Swiss Open	19	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/13-18/2000	Canada Open	17	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2000	Italy Open	13	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	20	25th	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	2/1-6/2000	Brazil Open	17	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/2-7/1999	Brazil Open	21	13th	102	US$3,000.00

Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 9/16/2000	Winner 1	Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (13)	Lost 5-15	0:28
Mon, 9/18/2000	Contender 1	Teresa Galindo / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (24)	Won 16-14	0:50
Mon, 9/18/2000	Contender 2	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18)	Lost 9-15	0:45
Thu, 9/21/2000	Winner 2	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1)	Lost 2-15	0:30

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Zi Xiong - 17th	Rong Chi - 17th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Zi Xiong - 9th	Rong Chi - 9th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Zi Xiong - 5th	Rong Chi - 5th

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	$20,500.00	4	3	57.1 %
2000	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	5	1	0	$42,500.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	8	2	0	$63,000.00	5	6	45.5 %

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
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$10,250.00	1999	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$10,250.00
12	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	1	0	$21,250.00	2000	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	1	0	$21,250.00
25	0	0	1	0	2	5	13	2	2	$36,100.00	Total	Total	25	0	0	1	0	2	5	13	2	2	$36,100.00

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%
1999-2000	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	5-6	45.5%
Against the Field	7	63.6%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	14-12	53.8%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	12-11	52.2%

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 trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
9/21/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	1	Chi/Xiong	12	15-2	0:30
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 13 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 0-1
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Pereira/Schuller	13	Chi/Xiong	12	15-5	0:28
Trail the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Chi/Xiong	12	15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Galindo/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
9/18/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Chi/Xiong	12	Galindo/Gaxiola	24	16-14	0:50
7/20/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Galindo/Gaxiola	Q21	15-5	0:28