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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Open
April 29 - May 3, 2009

(5) Jialu Li/Linyin Xu, China

Jialu Li
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 1985 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Shanghai

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Sanya 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$22,700.00

Linyin Xu
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 20, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hebei

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

101

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$407,425.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Most Inspirational 2010

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	US$43,400.00

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Li Hua - 57th	Qiang Xu - 13th
2006	Qiang Xu - 25th	Penggen Wu - 9th
2007	Did not play	Penggen Wu - 5th
2008	Did not play	Penggen Wu - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	9	4th	420	US$10,500.00

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/1/2009	Winner 1	Daan Spijkers / Niels van de Sande, Netherlands (28, Q15)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:37
Fri, 5/1/2009	Winner 2	Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (12)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:37
Fri, 5/1/2009	Winner 3	Michal Biza / Pavel Rotrekl, Czech Republic (20, Q6)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:40
Sat, 5/2/2009	Winner 4	Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1)	Lost 12-21, 16-21	0:36
Sat, 5/2/2009	Contender 6	Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:44

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	$19,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,600.00
Total	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	$43,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jialu Li												Linyin Xu
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	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$17,650.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$9,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	41	1	1	1	1	9	12	5	7	0	$187,750.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	$10,800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	53	1	5	3	3	10	19	2	1	0	$202,025.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	0	$22,700.00	Total	101	2	6	4	4	20	33	9	9	0	$407,425.00

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
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,500.00	6	3	66.7 %
2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,100.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,600.00	9	5	64.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jialu Li													Linyin Xu
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	5	$12,625.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	13	0	0	1	1	1	6	2	1	1	$44,175.00
											2007	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	9	3	0	0	0	$70,100.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,250.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	5	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$91,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,550.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,550.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	$10,800.00	Total	Total	60	0	5	2	2	16	16	3	3	13	$225,100.00

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	13	81.3%	1	6.3%	2	12.5%	14-2	87.5%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	11	78.6%	1-13	7.1%	13-11	54.2%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	15-15	50.0%
2008-2009	13	81.3%	1	6.3%	2	12.5%	14-2	87.5%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	11	78.6%	1-13	7.1%	13-11	54.2%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	15-15	50.0%
Against the Field	9	90.0%	1	10.0%	0	0.0%	10-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	18-8	69.2%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	10-5	66.7%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	5
Total	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	0	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	15	15

Head to Head Results
Li/Xu lead the series against the field 9-3 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Marques	1	Li/Xu	5	21-12, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Cunha/Solberg	2	Li/Xu	5	21-18, 22-20	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Bronze Medal	Baracetti/Salema	6	Li/Xu	9	21-12, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Chen/Li, China 1-0
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Li/Xu	9	Chen/Li	26	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Li/Xu	5	Lario/Mesa	12	21-13, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Li/Xu	9	Asahi/Shiratori	13	21-15, 16-21, 15-8	1:00
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Li/Xu	9	Hernandez/Villafane	15	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Li/Xu	9	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	21-15, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 20, Q6 Biza/Rotrekl, Czech Republic 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Li/Xu	5	Biza/Rotrekl	20, Q6	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Li/Xu	5	Spijkers/van de Sande	28, Q15	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Li/Xu	9	Henriquez/Mussa	28, Q7	22-20, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 30 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Li/Xu	9	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	23	21-15, 21-16	0:35