Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Japan Open
May 25 - 29, 2005
(8) 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
2003 Fei Wang - 9th Jia Tian - 9th
2004 Fei Wang - 25th Jia Tian - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 9 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/14-24/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 7 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 15 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 13 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 4 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 5 9th 144 US$5,500.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/26/2005 Winner 1 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (25) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 5/26/2005 Winner 2 Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (9) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Fri, 5/27/2005 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:37
Fri, 5/27/2005 Contender 4 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (13) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Sat, 5/28/2005 Contender 5 Kathrine Maaseide / Kristine Wiig, Norway (23) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Sat, 5/28/2005 Contender 6 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 24-16 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-7
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 8 21-14, 21-19 0:37
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 9 21-16, 21-19 0:44
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 9 21-16, 23-21 0:42
9/7/03FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Tian/Wang 4 Bede/Behar 2 17-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:59
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 # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-4
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Tian/Wang 8 21-17, 21-16 0:39
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 4 Tian/Wang 13 21-15, 21-17 0:40
3/14/04FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 28, Q13 Tian/Wang 4 24-22, 21-9 0:42
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 28, Q13 Tian/Wang 4 15-21, 24-22, 15-9 1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Bede/Connelly 5 Tian/Wang 9 21-17, 23-21 0:46
Lead the series against # 4, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 9 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 21-9, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 11-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:51
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 6 21-14, 11-21, 15-13 0:56
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-19, 21-13 0:41
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 3 Tian/Wang 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 21-18, 21-14 0:41
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 12 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 8 Kusuhara/Urata 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Li/Wang, China 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 7 Li/Wang 26, Q8 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-2
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 15 Hakedal/Torlen 18, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:39
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q3 Tian/Wang 4 12-21, 21-3, 15-0 Retired 0:34
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Hakedal/Torlen 20, Q1 21-15, 21-13 0:38
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 # 23 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 8 Maaseide/Wiig 23 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 6-0
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool F Tian/Wang 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 19 21-19, 21-15 0:44
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-17, 21-10 0:35
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 8 Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:31
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Tian/Wang 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:43
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 8 Gschweidl/Hansel 25 21-15, 21-19 0:39
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 9 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 21-11, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 9 Bednarczuk/Pires 19 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:39