Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 17 - 21, 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Suhong Zhou - 41st Did not play
1999 Bo Han - 41st Did not play
2000 Jingkun Zhang - 13th Did not play
2001 Fei Wang - 9th Did not play
2002 Fei Wang - 25th Did not play
2003 Fei Wang - 5th Linjun Ji - 33rd
2006 Jie Wang - 4th Jia Tian - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 3 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 2 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 3 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 3 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 1 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 1 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 1 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 1 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (32, Q26) Won 21-19, 24-22 0:51
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 2 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (17) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:43
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 3 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (9) Won 21-13, 21-9 0:37
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 4 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:49
Sat, 7/21/2007 Semi-Finals Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2) Lost 21-13, 22-24, 13-15 0:53
Sat, 7/21/2007 Bronze Medal Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:41
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 60-13 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 11-3
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Tian/Wang 1 13-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:53
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Xue/Zhang 5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 4 21-13, 21-16 0:30
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
Lead the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 5-3
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Tian/Wang 2 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Tian/Wang 1 25-23, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 32-30, 19-21, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 1:01
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Salgado/Salgado 6 22-20, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Wang/Zuo 16 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-13, 21-9 0:37
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16 21-13, 21-19 0:42
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 14 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Pohl/Rau 7 21-16, 21-16 0:42
7/16/06FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 12 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:12
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 23 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-11, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 13 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 # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 5-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-11, 21-12 0:39
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 # 16, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Claasen/Roder 19 21-15, 21-17 0:43
9/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 22 21-15, 21-14 0:36
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 22 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 17 21-17, 21-11 0:43
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 4 Koizumi/Tanaka 20 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 4-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q3 22-20, 21-12 0:36
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Petrova/Skalnikova 24 21-17, 21-12 0:39
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 # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-1
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-11, 21-14 0:41
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 24-22, 21-19 0:49
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-10 0:36
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Tian/Wang 1 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 22 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Tian/Wang 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova 28, Q11 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q22 Palmer/Romanowski, Australia 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Palmer/Romanowski 31, Q12 2-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 32, Q26 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q26 21-19, 24-22 0:51
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q15 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 23-21, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # Q21 Gomes/Reis, Portugal 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Gomes/Reis 31 21-9, 21-10 0:31