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 (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 Hong Kong Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Chi/Xiong lead the series against the field 18-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Chi/Xiong 6 15-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:47
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Chi/Xiong 11 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 13-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:53
7/18/01FIVBFrance 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
8/18/01FIVBChina 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Chi/Xiong 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 21-10, 14-21, 15-6 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 12 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/18/00FIVBSydney 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
6/15/01FIVBItaly 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
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Leenstra 17 Chi/Xiong 6 18-21, 21-15, 24-22 1:03
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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24 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 Seike/Torii, Japan 2-0
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 6 Seike/Torii 27 21-18, 21-12 0:40
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 9 Seike/Torii 24, Q2 21-9, 19-21, 15-9 0:45