Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2001
(8) Rong Chi/Zi Xiong, China
 
Rong Chi
China
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 26, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Resides: Beijing
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 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Resides: Beijing
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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Zi Xiong - 41st Rong Chi - 41st
1999 Zi Xiong - 25th Rong Chi - 25th
2000 Zi Xiong - 17th Rong Chi - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 11 7 226 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 9 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2001 Greece Challenger 1 1 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 16 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 6 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/16-25/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 12 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 China Open 4 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 10 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 15 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 15 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 20 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 19 13 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Swiss Open 19 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 17 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2000 Italy Open 13 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 20 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/1-6/2000 Brazil Open 17 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/1999 Brazil Open 21 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 China Open 9 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Japan Open 25 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Portugal Open 19 25 34 US$2,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 1 Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (25) Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:51
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 2 Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (9) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:42
Thu, 7/26/2001 Contender 2 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (26) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 3 Dianne DeNecochea / Liz Masakayan, United States (16, Q1) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 13-13
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 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Chi/Xiong 12 15-2 0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-2
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Arce/McPeak 5 Chi/Xiong 11 21-12, 21-16 0:29
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Arce/McPeak 4 Chi/Xiong 16 21-15, 21-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Chi/Xiong 11 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pereira/Schuller 9 Chi/Xiong 8 21-19, 21-18 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 16 Pereira/Schuller 18 21-17, 21-19 0:36
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Pereira/Schuller 13 Chi/Xiong 12 15-5 0:28
Trail the series against # 11 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 Chi/Xiong 6 21-16, 21-12 0:27
Series tied with # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Chi/Xiong 11 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 21-16, 21-19  
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Chi/Xiong 9 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 16, Q1 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 0-3
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 Chi/Xiong 8 21-18, 21-15 0:46
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 Chi/Xiong 16 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Chi/Xiong 6 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Chi/Xiong 12 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-0
7/20/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Chi/Xiong 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 24, Q5 11-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:42
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 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 21-17, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 25 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 8 Garcia/Gaxiola 25 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Chi/Xiong 25 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-6 0:30
Lead the series against # Q6 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