Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 7 - 11, 2007
(3) 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 Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 3 2nd 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 1 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/8/2007 Winner 1 Isabelle Forrer / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (30, Q11) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Wed, 8/8/2007 Winner 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (14) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 3 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (27, Q3) Won 21-19, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
Fri, 8/10/2007 Winner 4 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2) Lost 16-21, 28-30 0:45
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 6 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (9) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Sat, 8/11/2007 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 20-22, 28-26, 10-15 1:07
Sat, 8/11/2007 Bronze Medal Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 76-21 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 4-6
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Tian/Wang 3 22-20, 26-28, 15-10 1:07
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 23-25, 21-19, 15-11 1:04
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Tian/Wang 3 21-16, 22-20 0:49
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-16, 21-12 0:41
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Tian/Wang 1 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 11-4
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 2 Tian/Wang 3 21-16, 30-28 0:45
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 # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-2
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 13 Tian/Wang 2 21-19, 21-19 0:43
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
Series tied with # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 5-5
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Barros/Connelly 7 21-19, 23-21 0:54
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Barros/Connelly 5 19-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:55
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 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 6-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:10
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
Trail the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-2
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 5 Tian/Wang 1 21-17, 21-14 0:40
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 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 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 7-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 3 Hakedal/Torlen 9 21-17, 22-20 0:44
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Hakedal/Torlen 27 21-13, 21-17 0:37
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
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, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Salgado/Salgado 15 21-15, 21-19 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 14 21-16, 21-12 0:35
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
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 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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 24 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 # 27, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-19, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Tian/Wang 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 46 21-16, 29-27 0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Forrer/Schmocker 30, Q11 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against 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