Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(4) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Jia Tian - 17th
2005 Did not play Xiaoyan Hu - 33rd
2006 Xi Zhang - 4th Chen Xue - 4th
2007 Xi Zhang - 4th Chen Xue - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 6 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 3 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 5 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 3 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 3 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB C&S 11/7-11/2007 Hong Kong Challenger 2 2nd 72 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 2 2nd 450 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 4 4th 700 US$28,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool D Isabelle Forrer / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (29) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool D Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (20) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool D Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (13) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 2 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (15) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) Won 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 1:01
Sat, 7/26/2008 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (2) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 13-15 1:00
Sat, 7/26/2008 Bronze Medal Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (6) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 61-25 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 6-15
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 6 Tian/Wang 2 21-14, 21-12 0:40
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 6 Xue/Zhang 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Tian/Wang 6 21-18, 21-17 0:37
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-16, 21-18 0:37
11/11/07FIVB C&SHong Kong Challenger Gold Medal Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 2 21-18, 21-16 0:39
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-15, 22-20 0:39
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 2 Tian/Wang 3 21-16, 30-28 0:45
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Tian/Wang 1 13-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:53
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Xue/Zhang 5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 4 21-13, 21-16 0:30
5/26/07FIVBSingapore Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 4 24-22, 21-19 0:51
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 2 21-12, 32-30 0:51
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 # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 3-2
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Xue/Zhang 4 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:00
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 6 Bede/Connelly 3 21-16, 21-15 0:40
5/18/08FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 5 Bede/Connelly 6 21-15, 21-12 0:41
5/4/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Bede/Connelly 5 23-21, 21-18 0:41
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 11 Xue/Zhang 3 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 5-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Salgado/Salgado 5 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 1:01
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Salgado/Salgado 13 21-17, 21-11 0:37
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 10 Xue/Zhang 2 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
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 # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 7-0
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-18, 21-13 0:39
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Cook/Hinchley 12 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:57
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-17, 21-17 0:43
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-19, 23-21 0:49
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 6 Cook/Hinchley 3 14-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:57
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-17, 21-17 0:36
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 2 Cook/Hinchley 23 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 6-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-14, 21-16 0:36
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:49
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 22-20, 21-19 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-19, 21-16 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-18 0:40
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Xue/Zhang 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Kuhn/Schwer 21 21-15, 21-14 0:40
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 5 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 6-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-16, 21-18 0:39
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Hakedal/Torlen 16 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:55
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Hakedal/Torlen 5 21-17, 21-17 0:42
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 # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 6-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 21-15, 21-15 0:32
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 27, Q2 17-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:50
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-16, 21-19 0:48
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 21-17, 21-14 0:40
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 19-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Martins/Santanna 39 21-14, 21-16 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-16 0:33
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:52
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Trail the series against # 21, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Xue/Zhang 4 22-20, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 21-15, 21-13 0:38
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Baburina/Osheyko 31, Q12 21-17, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-18, 21-11 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 27-25, 21-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 27, Q18 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-17, 21-14 0:37
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
Series tied with # 26, Q4 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-1
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:40
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 Xue/Zhang 3 23-21, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 5 Petrova/Skalnikova 28, Q9 21-13, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 29 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-14, 21-16 0:36