Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 GE Money Bank Warsaw Open
August 30 - September 3, 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 Warsaw Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Warsaw Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/31/2006 Winner 1 Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, Poland (30) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:30
Thu, 8/31/2006 Winner 2 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14) Won 22-20, 21-10 0:41
Fri, 9/1/2006 Winner 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (6) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Fri, 9/1/2006 Winner 4 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 15-21, 23-25 0:40
Sat, 9/2/2006 Contender 6 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (8) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 9/2/2006 Semi-Finals Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (20) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Sun, 9/3/2006 Gold Medal Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 25-10 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Xue/Zhang 16 21-18, 21-15 0:35
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 21 Barros/Connelly 8 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:07
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-6
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 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-14, 21-13 0:35
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-13 0:37
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 25 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Xue/Zhang 6 21-14, 21-23, 24-22 1:04
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-13, 21-14 0:37
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-0
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Salgado/Salgado 6 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q5 21-15, 21-12 0:36
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
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 # 10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 26-24, 21-17 0:46
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
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 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 # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 22-20, 21-10 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 18 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 Keizer/Leenstra 11 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 17, Q6 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 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 # 29, Q8 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # 30 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Urban/Wiatr 30 21-14, 21-10 0:30