Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
July 4 - 8, 2001
(9) Rong Chi/Zi Xiong, China
 
Rong Chi
China
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 26, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 36
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 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 36
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Dalian 2000)
Career Winnings: US$72,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317254157Money
FIVB3500111144514211 US$140,700.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$4,000.00
Overall3610111144514211 US$144,700.00
Previous Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2001 Greece Challenger 1 1st 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 16 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 6 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/16-25/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 12 9th 0 US$0.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/6/2001 Winner 1 Rii Seike / Chiho Torii, Japan (24, Q2) Won 21-9, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Fri, 7/6/2001 Winner 2 Angela Clarke / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (8) Won 16-21, 21-17, 24-22 0:54
Sat, 7/7/2001 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 9-21, 20-22 0:38
Sat, 7/7/2001 Contender 4 Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (28, Q10) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:30
Sat, 7/7/2001 Contender 5 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (15) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Chi/Xiong lead the series against the field 8-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Chi/Xiong 9 21-9, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Arce/McPeak 4 Chi/Xiong 16 21-15, 21-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Clarke/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Chi/Xiong 9 Clarke/Pottharst 8 16-21, 21-17, 24-22 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Chi/Xiong 12 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Chi/Xiong 9 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 16 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 16 Pereira/Schuller 18 21-17, 21-19 0:36
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Pereira/Schuller 13 Chi/Xiong 12 15-5 0:28
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Chi/Xiong 16 Kadijk/Leenstra 26, Q7 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:53
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 6 Kadijk/Leenstra 27 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Chi/Xiong 25 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-6 0:30
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 21, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Seike/Torii, Japan 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 9 Seike/Torii 24, Q2 21-9, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Chi/Xiong 9 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 21-15, 22-20 0:30