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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Hong Kong Open
August 22 - 26, 2001

(6) 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 Hong Kong Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/15-19/2001	China Open	6	4th	252	US$11,000.00
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

Hong Kong Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2001	Winner 1	Rii Seike / Chiho Torii, Japan (27)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:40
Fri, 8/24/2001	Winner 2	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (11)	Won 21-10, 14-21, 15-6	0:47
Sat, 8/25/2001	Winner 3	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3)	Lost 21-15, 17-21, 14-16	0:47
Sat, 8/25/2001	Contender 4	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (17)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 22-24	1:03

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 %
2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	$59,000.00	25	18	58.1 %
Total	FIVB	27	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	5	9	2	0	$122,000.00	30	24	55.6 %

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
9	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	$29,500.00	2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	0	0	$29,500.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
35	1	0	1	1	5	9	14	2	2	$67,600.00	Total	Total	35	1	0	1	1	5	9	14	2	2	$67,600.00

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%
2000-2001	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	28-23	54.9%
Against the Field	10	66.7%	2	13.3%	3	20.0%	12-3	80.0%	7	36.8%	0	0.0%	12	63.2%	7-12	36.8%	20-20	50.0%	18-4	81.8%	0	0	20-14	58.8%

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 18-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
8/19/01	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Chi/Xiong	6	21-11, 21-17	0:39
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain 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
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Minello/Pires	2	Chi/Xiong	6	21-13, 21-14	0:39
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Minello/Pires	3	Chi/Xiong	11	23-21, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	3	Chi/Xiong	6	15-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:47
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Chi/Xiong	11	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	13-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:53
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Chi/Xiong	11	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01	FIVB	China 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
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Oliveira/Silva	12	Chi/Xiong	11	21-13, 34-32	0:47
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Oliveira/Silva	11, Q6	Chi/Xiong	6	21-16, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 8 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-0
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Chi/Xiong	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-14, 21-15	0:39
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22, Q1	21-17, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 2	Chi/Xiong	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	21-10, 14-21, 15-6	0:47
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Chi/Xiong	11	21-19, 21-13	0:35
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 16 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	21, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-1
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 4	Kadijk/Leenstra	17	Chi/Xiong	6	18-21, 21-15, 24-22	1:03
7/20/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Chi/Xiong	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	24, Q5	11-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:42
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Chi/Xiong	16	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	15-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:53
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	6	Kadijk/Leenstra	27	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 20 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Chi/Xiong	9	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:30
Trail the series against # 21 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pereira/Schuller	9	Chi/Xiong	8	21-19, 21-18	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	16	Pereira/Schuller	18	21-17, 21-19	0:36
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Pereira/Schuller	13	Chi/Xiong	12	15-5	0:28
Lead the series against # 22 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	8	Garcia/Gaxiola	25	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	8	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:56
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Chi/Xiong	25	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-6	0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Chi/Xiong	6	Koelliker/Trussel	22	21-14, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Seike/Torii, Japan 2-0
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	6	Seike/Torii	27	21-18, 21-12	0:40
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	9	Seike/Torii	24, Q2	21-9, 19-21, 15-9	0:45