Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(6) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Suhong Zhou - 25th Did not play
1999 Bo Han - 37th Did not play
2000 Jingkun Zhang - 13th Did not play
2001 Fei Wang - 17th Did not play
2002 Fei Wang - 5th Did not play
2003 Fei Wang - 9th Linjun Ji - 17th
2004 Fei Wang - 25th Did not play
2005 Fei Wang - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 3 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 2 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 2 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB C&S 11/7-11/2007 Hong Kong Challenger 1 1st 80 US$5,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 2 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 2 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 3 3rd 400 US$14,500.00
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
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua, Philippines (27, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (11) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
Fri, 5/23/2008 Winner 3 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:37
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 4 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (17) Won 21-16, 26-24 0:42
Sat, 5/24/2008 Contender 5 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (13) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 5/24/2008 Contender 6 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (4) Won 24-22, 20-22, 15-13 1:05
Sun, 5/25/2008 Semi-Finals Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
Sun, 5/25/2008 Gold Medal Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 9-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 83-27 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 4-8
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Tian/Wang 6 21-16, 21-9 0:36
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Tian/Wang 2 21-19, 21-15 0:38
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
Series tied with # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-1
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 4 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-17 0:46
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-12, 29-31, 17-15 1:10
Lead the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 15-5
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 6 Xue/Zhang 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Tian/Wang 6 21-18, 21-17 0:37
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-16, 21-18 0:37
11/11/07FIVB C&SHong Kong Challenger Gold Medal Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 2 21-18, 21-16 0:39
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-15, 22-20 0:39
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
Series tied with # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
5/24/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 6 Bede/Connelly 4 24-22, 20-22, 15-13 1:05
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 6 Tian/Wang 3 21-19, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-5
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Tian/Wang 2 21-19, 21-17 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-2
5/17/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 7 Tian/Wang 3 16-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Tian/Wang 3 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 6 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 21-16 0:46
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-18, 21-13 0:43
6/3/07FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Cook/Hinchley 14 Tian/Wang 1 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 2-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 6 Scott/Turner 11 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Scott/Turner 19 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 2-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 2 Wang/Zuo 12 21-19, 21-15 0:37
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Wang/Zuo 16 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 6-0
5/24/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 6 Claasen/Roder 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Claasen/Roder 14 21-14, 21-13 0:31
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:44
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 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 # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Tian/Wang 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 16 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Tian/Wang 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova 28, Q11 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 4-1
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-16, 26-24 0:42
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 # 18 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-1
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 21-14, 21-12 0:29
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Tian/Wang 2 24-22, 21-13 0:37
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 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 # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 21-10, 21-15 0:33
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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24 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 # 27, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 2-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 6 Ilustre/Pascua 27, Q6 21-18, 21-15 0:38
11/10/07FIVB C&SHong Kong Challenger Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Ilustre/Pascua 4 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 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 # 29, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 32 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q13 19-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against 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 # Q11 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Campisi/Lozano 31, Q8 21-17, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 30, Q18 21-18, 21-10 0:34
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 31, Q20 21-11, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q17 21-18, 21-18 0:37