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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002

(29) Linjun Ji/Lu Wang, China

Linjun Ji
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shanghai

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Bangkok 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Athens 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$65,750.00

Lu Wang
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 8, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shanxi

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Athens 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$171,835.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	3	3	3	1	US$69,350.00

Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	13, Q5	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	28, Q24	9th	120	US$3,900.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool E	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (5)	Lost 17-21, 9-21	0:34
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool E	Elisa Folco / Roberta Marini, Italy (44)	Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:53
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool E	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (20)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:37
Thu, 7/18/2002	Winner 1	Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (37)	Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-11	0:51
Thu, 7/18/2002	Winner 2	Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4)	Lost 9-21, 16-21	0:31

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$16,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	$52,550.00
Total	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	3	3	0	$69,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Linjun Ji												Lu Wang
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$20,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$8,400.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	4	0	$37,400.00
32	0	1	0	0	3	9	6	3	0	$55,100.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	55	0	1	0	2	5	19	14	5	0	$113,935.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	Challenger
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite
43	1	1	0	0	4	10	8	4	0	$65,750.00	Total	77	0	1	0	2	6	27	19	9	0	$171,835.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$10,550.00	9	7	56.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$10,550.00	9	7	56.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Linjun Ji													Lu Wang
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	$5,275.00	2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$5,275.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	$5,275.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	$8,525.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	28	77.8%	4	11.1%	4	11.1%	32-4	88.9%	7	23.3%	3	10.0%	20	66.7%	7-23	23.3%	28-20	58.3%	11-7	61.1%	0	2	39-29	57.4%
2001-2002	8	80.0%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	3	27.3%	1	9.1%	7	63.6%	3-8	27.3%	8-7	53.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	12-9	57.1%
Against the Field	6	60.0%	2	20.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	3	21.4%	1	7.1%	10	71.4%	3-11	21.4%	12-20	37.5%	10-6	62.5%	0	0	11-13	45.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	2	5	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	11	2	2	4	0	0	5	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	30	19
Total	0	0	13	4	7	8	0	0	6	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	39	29

Head to Head Results
Ji/Wang trail the series against the field 6-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	4	Ji/Wang	29	21-9, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 5 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	McPeak/Youngs	5	Ji/Wang	29	21-17, 21-9	0:34
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Ji/Wang	13, Q5	21-13, 21-5	0:27
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	McPeak/Youngs	5	Ji/Wang	28, Q24	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Ji/Wang	28, Q24	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Luge/Syren, France 1-0
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ji/Wang	28, Q24	Luge/Syren	Q9	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Ji/Wang	29	Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios	20	21-13, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 26 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Clarke/Gooley	22, Q2	Ji/Wang	28, Q24	21-19, 21-5	0:36
Lead the series against # 31 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Ji/Wang	28, Q24	Mellitzer/Swoboda	21, Q10	21-12, 21-12	0:29
Trail the series against # 36 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Ji/Wang	13, Q5	22-20, 19-21, 15-8	0:45
Lead the series against # 37 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ji/Wang	29	Gerlic/Lochowicz	37	22-20, 17-21, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 40 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	Ji/Wang	13, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 44 Folco/Marini, Italy 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Ji/Wang	29	Folco/Marini	44	18-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:53