Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Seoul Open
May 30 - June 3, 2007
(1) 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 Seoul Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 2 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 1 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 2 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
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
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/31/2007 Winner 1 Seol-Yi Kim / Mi-Hwa Yu, Korea (32) Won 21-3, 21-4 0:23
Thu, 5/31/2007 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/1/2007 Winner 3 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (8) Won 16-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:50
Fri, 6/1/2007 Winner 4 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 6/2/2007 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
Sun, 6/3/2007 Gold Medal Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (14) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 59-19 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-3
6/2/07FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:56
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Gold Medal Tian/Wang 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Tian/Wang 4 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:01
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Tian/Wang 4 18-21, 30-28, 16-14 1:25
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Tian/Wang 22 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-4
5/27/07FIVBSingapore Open Gold Medal Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Tian/Wang 2 21-15, 21-19 0:43
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-18, 21-14 0:40
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Tian/Wang 1 24-22, 21-16 0:39
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 23-21 0:35
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 25-23, 22-24, 15-12 1:32
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 14-21, 27-25, 15-12 0:48
6/3/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Tian/Wang 4 22-20, 15-21, 23-21 1:01
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 22 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 29-27, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 9-2
5/26/07FIVBSingapore Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 4 24-22, 21-19 0:51
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 2 21-12, 32-30 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 3-5
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 1 Barros/Connelly 5, Q1 21-19, 21-16 0:37
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 1 Barros/Connelly 3 21-15, 21-18 0:41
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Barros/Connelly 1 21-12, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 6 Barros/Connelly 6 Tian/Wang 4 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:58
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Barros/Connelly 6, Q1 Tian/Wang 3 15-21, 23-21, 15-9 1:05
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 6, Q1 Tian/Wang 3 21-18, 21-13 0:32
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Bronze Medal Barros/Connelly 7, Q1 Tian/Wang 2 21-19, 17-21, 20-18 1:07
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 7, Q1 Tian/Wang 2 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 5-0
5/6/07FIVBShanghai Open Gold Medal Tian/Wang 1 Hakedal/Torlen 5 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
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
Series tied with # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-1
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 3 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 21-17 0:50
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 3 Bede/Behar 2 21-19, 25-23 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 3-1
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 16-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:50
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 # 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-0
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-18, 23-21 0:41
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 # 11 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
6/3/07FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Cook/Hinchley 14 Tian/Wang 1 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 By Forfeit  
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Tian/Wang 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18, Q7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 23 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 5-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 21-16, 21-18 0:40
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-10, 21-16 0:40
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Tian/Wang 5 22-24, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:56
5/13/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 22 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-15, 21-19 0:39
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 22 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Keizer/Leenstra 20 Tian/Wang 3 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 22 Keizer/Leenstra 11 21-19, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-11, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 31, Q24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Kim/Yu, Korea 1-0
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Kim/Yu 32 21-3, 21-4 0:23
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Salgado/Salgado 6 22-20, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q21 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:37