Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005
(3) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Suhong Zhou - 25th Did not play
1999 Bo Han - 25th Did not play
2000 Jingkun Zhang - 17th Did not play
2001 Fei Wang - 17th Jia Tian - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 2 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 3 3rd 448 US$21,500.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 5 3rd 800 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 6 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 8 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 8 5th 240 US$10,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 1 Tamsin Hinchley / Stacey Kloeden, Australia (30, Q20) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 2 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (19) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:56
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 3 Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs, United States (6) Lost 25-27, 16-21 0:52
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 4 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (10) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 5 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 6 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 44-27 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 19 Tian/Wang 5 21-16, 19-21, 5-4 Retired 0:52
8/21/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Tian/Wang 7 21-11, 21-18 0:36
3/13/04FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Tian/Wang 4 21-19, 21-19 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Tian/Wang 8 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:45
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Tian/Wang 14 21-17, 21-16 0:37
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Tian/Wang 11 21-17, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-6
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Tian/Wang 5 21-19, 21-15 0:47
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Tian/Wang 6 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:57
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 # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Tian/Wang 3 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:55
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Tian/Wang 8 21-17, 21-17 0:41
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Pohl/Rau 3 21-15, 21-13 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 6 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Scott/Youngs 6 Tian/Wang 3 27-25, 21-16 0:52
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 5, Q1 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 22-20 0:45
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-15, 21-15 0:39
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 9 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 21-9, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Kadijk/Mooren 10 21-18, 21-12 0:38
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Kadijk/Mooren 6 21-17, 21-11 0:38
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 8 Kadijk/Mooren 12 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Pires 7 Tian/Wang 2 25-23, 22-20 0:55
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 9 Bednarczuk/Pires 19 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Tian/Wang 3 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 3-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 29-27, 18-21, 15-11 1:04
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-17, 21-11 0:34
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Tian/Wang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 4-2
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:56
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 21-13, 21-17 0:40
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Tian/Wang 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 21-18, 21-15 0:43
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Tian/Wang 5 24-22, 21-15 0:38
8/24/03FIVBBali Open Gold Medal Tian/Wang 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 21-17, 21-19 0:45
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 Tian/Wang 9 19-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:49
Lead the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 4-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-9, 18-21, 15-7 0:55
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 # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 8 Bruschini/Lunardi 9 21-16, 19-21, 18-16 1:10
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 8 Erni/Trussel 25, Q4 21-10, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Hinchley/Kloeden 30, Q20 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q4 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 # Q5 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 # Q6 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 # Q8 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 # Q13 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 2 Lu/Ren 22, Q13 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q18 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 21-9, 21-17 0:34