Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006
(3) Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China
 
Chen Xue
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Fuzhou
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 166
Career Wins: 21
Career Winnings: US$926,362.50
Xi Zhang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Nantong
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$787,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB81151211714612121 US$1,441,600.00
FIVB C&S20100100000 US$4,500.00
Overall83151311715612121 US$1,446,100.00
Previous Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$14,400.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 5 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 21 4th 560 US$17,700.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 16, Q3 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 25 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 27, Q13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 1 Nadia Erni / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (30, Q9) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 2 Linjun Ji / Lu Wang, China (14) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Fri, 11/3/2006 Winner 3 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (6) Won 31-29, 21-11 0:47
Fri, 11/3/2006 Winner 4 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 16-21, 21-10, 18-20 1:02
Sat, 11/4/2006 Contender 6 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (8) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Sat, 11/4/2006 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Sun, 11/5/2006 Gold Medal Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 21-13 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-18, 21-18 0:40
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Xue/Zhang 21 21-14, 23-21 0:40
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 21-13, 32-34, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 2-7
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
Lead the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Xue/Zhang 4 21-17, 26-24 0:46
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-19, 21-19 0:41
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 5 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 31-29, 21-11 0:47
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 21-9, 21-17 0:34
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 8 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Series tied with # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:52
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 25 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Series tied with # 14 Ji/Wang, China 1-1
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Ji/Wang 14 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Ji/Wang 25, Q4 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 3-0
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Sanderson 12 21-19, 21-15 0:43
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Sanderson 13 21-13, 21-13 0:37
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 21 Cook/Sanderson 12 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 21 Kadijk/Mooren 14 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Banck/Lahme 29 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 25 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 5 Labee/de Vries 28, Q10 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Erni/Graessli 30, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 25 Zhang/Zuo 9, Q15 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q11 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q20 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:48