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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003

(8) Linjun Ji/Jie 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

Jie Wang
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 4, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Xing Jiang

Height:

187 cm (6'3")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$376,175.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	1	US$19,000.00

Previous Osaka Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q10	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	19, Q6	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	36	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	13, Q6	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	27, Q8	5th	180	US$6,000.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/8/2003	Pool H	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (24, Q3)	Lost 21-11, 17-21, 13-15	0:46
Fri, 8/8/2003	Pool H	Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (9)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:39
Sat, 8/9/2003	Pool H	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (25, Q4)	Lost 21-19, 20-22, 10-15	0:45

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$19,000.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$19,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Linjun Ji												Jie 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$8,400.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	1	4	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	$141,300.00
32	0	1	0	0	3	9	6	3	0	$55,100.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	2	7	6	2	7	5	3	1	0	$209,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00	Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00
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	53	4	13	9	3	9	5	4	2	0	$376,175.00

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
2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	$15,000.00	18	10	64.3 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	$15,000.00	18	10	64.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Linjun Ji													Jie Wang
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	$6,275.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	$7,500.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	$7,500.00
15	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	7	$13,775.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	4	$7,500.00

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	11	57.9%	5	26.3%	3	15.8%	16-3	84.2%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	6	46.2%	4-9	30.8%	11-6	64.7%	9-6	60.0%	0	0	20-12	62.5%
2002-2003	11	57.9%	5	26.3%	3	15.8%	16-3	84.2%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	6	46.2%	4-9	30.8%	11-6	64.7%	9-6	60.0%	0	0	20-12	62.5%
Against the Field	5	41.7%	5	41.7%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	2	20.0%	3	30.0%	5	50.0%	2-8	20.0%	10-10	50.0%	14-10	58.3%	0	0	12-10	54.5%

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	0	9	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	9
Total	0	0	10	3	9	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12

Head to Head Results
Ji/Wang lead the series against the field 10-8 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Connelly/Pires	3	Ji/Wang	19, Q6	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Ji/Wang	13, Q6	21-7, 21-12	0:26
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	4	Ji/Wang	19, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ji/Wang	27, Q8	Tian/Wang	6	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool H	Ji/Wang	8	Kusuhara/Tokuno	9	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ji/Wang	27, Q8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-2
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	Ji/Wang	Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:31
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	Ji/Wang	Q6	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Ji/Wang	13, Q6	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	Q11	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 2-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Ji/Wang	19, Q6	Augoustides/Claasen	Q11	21-16, 26-28, 15-10	0:54
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Ji/Wang	27, Q8	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool H	Hakedal/Torlen	24, Q3	Ji/Wang	8	11-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool H	Alcon/Pol	25, Q4	Ji/Wang	8	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 26 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ji/Wang	Q8	Seike/Yamakawa	Q25	28-26, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 30, Q11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	31, Q23	Ji/Wang	Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 2-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ji/Wang	19, Q6	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q27	21-18, 21-13	0:35
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Ji/Wang	27, Q8	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q25	21-16, 23-25, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # Q14 Alonso/Gomez, Spain 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Ji/Wang	13, Q6	Alonso/Gomez	Q38	21-12, 21-14	0:31