Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 China Open
August 15 - 19, 2001
(6) Rong Chi/Zi Xiong, China
 
Rong Chi
China
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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
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 Maoming Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 11 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 11 5th 300 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 8 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 11 7th 226 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 9 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/17/2001 Winner 1 Heidi Byberg / Kristine Wiig, Norway (27) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:33
Fri, 8/17/2001 Winner 2 Denise Koelliker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (22) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 8/18/2001 Winner 3 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
Sat, 8/18/2001 Winner 4 Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (2) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:39
Sat, 8/18/2001 Contender 6 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (4) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Sun, 8/19/2001 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:39
Sun, 8/19/2001 Bronze Medal Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Chi/Xiong 6 21-11, 21-17 0:39
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Chi/Xiong 9 21-9, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Minello/Pires 2 Chi/Xiong 6 21-13, 21-14 0:39
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Minello/Pires 3 Chi/Xiong 11 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-2
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 3 Chi/Xiong 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:59
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Chi/Xiong 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Chi/Xiong 12 15-2 0:30
Lead the series against # 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Chi/Xiong 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-2
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Oliveira/Silva 12 Chi/Xiong 11 21-13, 34-32 0:47
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 Chi/Xiong 6 21-16, 21-12 0:27
Series tied with # 10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Chi/Xiong 11 21-19, 21-13 0:35
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Chi/Xiong 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 21-14, 21-15 0:39
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 21-17, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 21, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 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 Winner 1 Pereira/Schuller 13 Chi/Xiong 12 15-5 0:28
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 22 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Chi/Xiong 6 Koelliker/Trussel 22 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Byberg/Wiig, Norway 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 6 Byberg/Wiig 27 21-13, 21-14 0:33