Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006
(2) Jia Tian/Jie 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
Jie Wang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 4, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Xing Jiang
Height: 187 cm (6'3")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$376,175.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3831292432021 US$683,600.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$5,000.00
Overall3941292432021 US$688,600.00
Previous Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 2 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 2 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 5 1st 800 US$42,300.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$14,400.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 3 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 2 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 4 3rd 640 US$22,100.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 4 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 22 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 1 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (31, Q17) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 2 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (18) Won 21-7, 21-14 0:28
Fri, 11/3/2006 Winner 3 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (26, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Fri, 11/3/2006 Winner 4 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Won 21-16, 10-21, 20-18 1:02
Sat, 11/4/2006 Semi-Finals Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 1:03
Sun, 11/5/2006 Gold Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 34-5 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Tian/Wang 4 21-17, 21-17 0:40
5/13/06FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Tian/Wang 22 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 7-2
11/5/06FIVBThailand Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 21-15 0:48
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-16, 10-21, 20-18 1:02
9/3/06FIVBWarsaw Open Gold Medal Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 22-20, 21-17 0:37
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-15, 25-23 0:40
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 4 Xue/Zhang 5 21-15, 21-17 0:38
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 3 Xue/Zhang 4 By Forfeit  
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 4 Xue/Zhang 21 21-19, 21-14 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 4 Xue/Zhang 21 21-15, 15-21, 23-21 1:00
5/28/06FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 25 Tian/Wang 3 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-0
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 1:03
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 17-21, 21-16, 19-17 0:55
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Hakedal/Torlen 14 16-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:51
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Tian/Wang 4 Hakedal/Torlen 14 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Tian/Wang 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Tian/Wang 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 17-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:49
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q12 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q6 27-25, 21-17 0:44
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q11 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Tian/Wang 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 21-19, 21-14 0:37
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 16-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Tian/Wang 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 31, Q22 21-16, 21-18 0:32
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q20 22-24, 21-14, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q5 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 2 Cook/Sanderson 13 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Kadijk/Mooren 18 21-7, 21-14 0:28
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Kadijk/Mooren 18 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Banck/Lahme 29 21-11, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 4 Koizumi/Tanaka 20 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q1 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 3 Zhang/Zuo 9, Q15 21-15, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Holtwick/Semmler 30, Q19 21-17, 21-12 0:32