Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003
(6) Jia Tian/Fei Wang, China
 
Jia Tian
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 9, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Tian Jin
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$574,775.00
Fei Wang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Henan
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 54
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,825.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB48214311210483 US$406,750.00
FIVB C&S10000001000 US$900.00
Overall49214311211483 US$407,650.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Suhong Zhou - 25th Did not play
1999 Bo Han - 37th Did not play
2000 Jingkun Zhang - 13th Did not play
2001 Fei Wang - 17th Jia Tian - 17th
2002 Fei Wang - 5th Jia Tian - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 13 17th 104 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 14 5th 324 US$11,500.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 8 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 8 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 11 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 6 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 7 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 8 5th 180 US$6,675.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool F Megan Avery / Angela Clarke, Australia (22) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool F Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (11) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 8/9/2003 Pool F Gabriele Jobst / Patricia Stragliotto, Canada (27, Q9) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:33
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 1 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (15) Lost 9-21, 16-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 28-17 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Tian/Wang 8 23-21, 21-9 0:41
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Tian/Wang 15 21-17, 21-14 0:37
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 16 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 9 21-9, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 11 Tian/Wang 14 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Kadijk/Leenstra 20 Tian/Wang 13 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:47
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Barros/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Barros/Rodrigues 6, Q1 Tian/Wang 11 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Ji/Wang 27, Q8 Tian/Wang 6 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 13 Kusuhara/Tokuno 20 21-19, 21-14 0:42
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Tian/Wang 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Tian/Wang 8 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:54
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Tian/Wang 17 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Series tied with # 11 Wang/You, China 1-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool F Tian/Wang 6 Wang/You 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Wang/You 24, Q5 Tian/Wang 8 22-20, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 14 Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 21-19, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-2
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-13, 21-13 0:30
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-19, 23-21 0:49
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 Tian/Wang 9 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 1:07
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Tian/Wang 13 22-20, 11-21, 15-13 0:50
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Tian/Wang 6 21-9, 21-16 0:34
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Tian/Wang 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 21-19, 22-24, 15-11 0:58
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 4-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Gerlic/Lochowicz 24, Q3 21-16, 21-19 0:42
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Gerlic/Lochowicz 24, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:39
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 15 Gerlic/Lochowicz 31 22-20, 21-14 0:42
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 7 Gerlic/Lochowicz 27, Q6 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 25, Q11 21-16, 27-29, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:47
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Tian/Wang 9 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 21-18, 21-15 0:39
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 9 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 23-25, 21-12, 15-9 1:08
Lead the series against # 19 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Tian/Wang 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-15, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 14 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-18 0:43
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Tian/Wang 12 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 22 Avery/Clarke, Australia 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool F Tian/Wang 6 Avery/Clarke 22 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Tian/Wang 19 Augoustides/Claasen 30, Q36 22-20, 21-13 0:32
Series tied with # 24, Q3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q17 Tian/Wang 13 21-12, 21-16 0:33
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26, Q26 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool F Tian/Wang 6 Jobst/Stragliotto 27, Q9 21-10, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 14 Granstrom/Ljungquist 30, Q15 21-18, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Tian/Wang 16 Ikauniece/Minusa 17, Q2 21-13, 21-13 0:30
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 9 Ikauniece/Minusa 24 21-13, 22-20 0:38
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Tian/Wang 13 Ikauniece/Minusa 45 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool G Tian/Wang 7 Boileau/Morin 26, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:37