Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Goodwill Games
August 29 - September 4, 2001
(7) 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 Brisbane Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 6 9th 144 US$5,500.00
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
Goodwill Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2001 Winner 1 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (10) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Sun, 9/2/2001 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:32
Mon, 9/3/2001 Contender 5 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (6) Won 17-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:47
Tue, 9/4/2001 Contender 7 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (5) Lost 26-28, 21-23 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 14-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Chi/Xiong 7 21-12, 21-16 0:32
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 # 4 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 # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-3
9/4/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 7 Arce/McPeak 5 Chi/Xiong 7 28-26, 23-21 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-0
9/3/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 5 Chi/Xiong 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 17-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:47
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Chi/Xiong 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Chi/Xiong 12 15-9 0:45
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 7 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-19, 21-19 0:41
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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 16 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