Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(12) Lu Wang/Man Zuo, China
 
Lu Wang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 8, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Shanxi
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 77
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Athens 2006)
Career Winnings: US$171,835.00
Man Zuo
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 12, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 35
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Shanghai 2009)
Career Winnings: US$90,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB19000022532221 US$97,600.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 7 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 12 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 8 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 18 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 8 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q5 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 16 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 16 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q2 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 22, Q3 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 21 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (21) Won 21-17, 27-25 0:43
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:31
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 2 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (22) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:29
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (13, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 4 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Wang/Zuo trail the series against the field 20-23 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Wang/Zuo 12 21-14, 21-18 0:37
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Wang/Zuo 18 21-17, 21-14 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Wang/Zuo 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Wang/Zuo 12 16-21, 40-38, 15-12 1:14
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Wang/Zuo 11 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Wang/Zuo 16 21-13, 21-18 0:38
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 2 Wang/Zuo 21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 Wang/Zuo 7 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Wang/Zuo 12 21-12, 21-17 0:31
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Wang/Zuo 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 14 Wang/Zuo 22, Q3 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Wang/Zuo 7 Kessy/Ross 6 21-23, 21-17, 20-18 1:05
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Wang/Zuo Q5 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 11 Wang/Zuo 8 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Wang/Zuo 16 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 13, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Wang/Zuo 12 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:33
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Wang/Zuo 8 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-17, 21-19 0:42
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 Wang/Zuo 16 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Wang/Zuo 8 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Glesnes/Maaseide 17 Wang/Zuo 16 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:52
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 Wang/Zuo 11 17-21, 31-29, 17-15 1:09
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Wang/Zuo 16 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-17, 21-17 0:37
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 22, Q3 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Wang/Zuo 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 12 Kadijk/Mooren 21 21-17, 27-25 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Wang/Zuo 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-13, 21-14 0:29
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 12 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 14-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:48
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 16 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 23 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool G Moiseeva/Uryadova 42 Wang/Zuo 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 Wang/Zuo 13 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Wang/Zuo 8 Cooke/Martin 24 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Wang/Zuo 16 Cooke/Martin 32, Q20 21-14, 21-16 0:37
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 3 Cooke/Martin 29, Q15 Wang/Zuo Q2 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool G Wang/Zuo 18 Lessard/Maxwell 31 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 25, Q2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 30, Q5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 16 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 31, Q20 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 30, Q31 Wang/Zuo Q2 25-23, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # Q6 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Wang/Zuo 7 Martins/Santanna 23 21-9, 21-15 0:27
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Wang/Zuo 8 24-22, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 21 Petrova/Skalnikova 12 21-17, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q22 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Wang/Zuo 12 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 21-13, 21-19 0:41