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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010

(14) Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China

Chen Xue
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 18, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fuzhou

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

169

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$944,762.50

Xi Zhang
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 19, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nantong

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,500.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2006

Awards

Most Outstanding 2008
Best Defensive Player 2010

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	81	15	12	11	7	14	6	12	1	2	1	US$1,441,600.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,500.00
Overall	83	15	13	11	7	15	6	12	1	2	1	US$1,446,100.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	9	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/19-24/2010	Brasilia Open	17	7th	300	US$7,600.00

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Tue, 5/18/2010

Pool C

Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (19)

Won 21-18, 21-16

0:39

Wed, 5/19/2010

Pool C

Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (30, Q16)

Won 21-15, 21-14

0:36

Thu, 5/20/2010

Pool C

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3)

Won 21-13, 22-20

0:35

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 2

Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (17, Q4)

Won 21-16, 21-13

0:31

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 3

Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5)

Lost 19-21, 14-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Chen Xue	Total	18	13	3	0.556	1	3	0	4
	1	12	9	2	0.583	1	0	0	1
	2	6	4	1	0.500	0	3	0	3
Xi Zhang	Total	29	15	4	0.379	0	6	0	2
	1	12	8	1	0.583	0	3	0	1
	2	17	7	3	0.235	0	3	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Chen Xue	18	13	3	0.556	1	3	0	4
Xi Zhang	29	15	4	0.379	0	6	0	2
Total	47	28	7	0.447	1	9	0	6
Opponents	39	26	3	0.590	3	11	3	2

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$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$123,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	34	5	4	3	4	11	0	6	0	1	0	0	$662,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	42	9	8	6	1	3	6	6	1	1	1	0	$656,200.00
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	82	15	13	11	7	14	6	12	1	2	1	0	$1,445,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Chen Xue												Xi Zhang
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	$79,500.00	World Championships	5	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$68,875.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00	World Tour Finals
57	5	4	5	4	14	13	8	2	0	$407,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	42	5	4	3	4	11	8	3	3	0	$347,975.00
86	15	9	8	2	14	18	10	6	0	$429,762.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	9	9	6	1	9	13	9	3	0	$368,400.00
9	0	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	$8,750.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
168	21	16	15	9	30	38	22	9	0	$944,512.50	Total	115	15	14	11	7	20	23	12	6	0	$787,250.00

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
2006	FIVB	13	2	2	0	1	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	$195,200.00	55	23	70.5 %
2007	FIVB	15	0	3	3	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	$218,800.00	63	26	70.8 %
2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
2008	FIVB	10	2	0	4	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	$150,600.00	45	12	78.9 %
2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$29,900.00	12	5	70.6 %
Total	FIVB	41	4	5	7	3	9	3	6	1	2	1	0	$594,500.00	175	66	72.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Chen Xue													Xi Zhang
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	$10,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00	2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	5	$15,900.00
13	2	2	0	1	4	3	1	0	0	$97,600.00	2006	FIVB	13	2	2	0	1	4	3	1	0	0	$97,600.00
15	0	3	3	2	4	2	0	1	0	$109,400.00	2007	FIVB	15	0	3	3	2	4	2	0	1	0	$109,400.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
11	2	0	4	0	1	2	2	0	0	$76,550.00	2008	FIVB	11	2	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	$85,050.00
10	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	1	$28,900.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0	$26,800.00
3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$14,950.00	2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$14,950.00
60	4	6	7	3	14	12	7	3	4	$331,900.00	Total	Total	75	4	7	7	3	12	17	12	6	7	$363,700.00

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	273	79.4%	44	12.8%	27	7.8%	317-27	92.2%	51	39.2%	20	15.4%	59	45.4%	51-79	39.2%	273-59	82.2%	95-47	66.9%	6	5	374-111	77.1%
2009-2010	50	84.7%	6	10.2%	3	5.1%	56-3	94.9%	11	42.3%	4	15.4%	11	42.3%	11-15	42.3%	50-11	82.0%	17-7	70.8%	1	1	68-19	78.2%
Against the Field	125	76.2%	23	14.0%	16	9.8%	148-16	90.2%	21	32.3%	6	9.2%	38	58.5%	21-44	32.3%	250-66	79.1%	88-44	66.7%	3	2	172-57	75.1%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	10	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	9	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	20	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	90	6	0	0	46	19	9	7	3	4	5	4	158	41
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	106	28	17	7	6	1	9	8	186	62
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	3
Total	0	0	4	0	106	8	0	0	166	48	27	19	11	7	15	13	378	114

Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 40-19 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 4-11
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	9	21-13, 21-12	0:39
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	17	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:58
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Xue/Zhang	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	11-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
5/3/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	3	26-24, 21-14	0:43
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	2	21-17, 21-16	0:38
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Bronze Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Xue/Zhang	4	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:03
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	6	19-21, 26-24, 18-16	1:15
5/27/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Bronze Medal	Xue/Zhang	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-9	0:46
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	4	21-18, 21-16	0:43
7/22/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	5	21-11, 21-17	0:34
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	5	20-22, 21-17, 22-20	1:11
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-7	0:47
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Xue/Zhang	16	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-17, 21-19	0:43
5/27/06	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	25	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:57
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Xue/Zhang	25	21-15, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-0
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 4	Xue/Zhang	3	Kessy/Ross	7	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:57
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Kessy/Ross	16, Q8	20-22, 23-21, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 2-1
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Xue/Zhang	14	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-13, 22-20	0:35
5/8/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Xue/Zhang	9	29-27, 21-15	0:49
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Xue/Zhang	17	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 0-1
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Branagh/May-Treanor	5	Xue/Zhang	14	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	9	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-14, 21-12	0:36
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	4	Salgado/Salgado	5	19-21, 21-14, 16-14	1:01
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	6	Salgado/Salgado	13	21-17, 21-11	0:37
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Salgado/Salgado	10	Xue/Zhang	2	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:58
9/1/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	3	Salgado/Salgado	6	21-17, 21-19	0:38
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Xue/Zhang	6	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q5	21-15, 21-12	0:36
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Xue/Zhang	27, Q13	Salgado/Salgado	12, Q4	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-3
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	21-14, 21-18	0:41
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Xue/Zhang	4	21-19, 21-18	0:40
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Xue/Zhang	4	21-15, 21-19	0:39
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Xue/Zhang	5	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:03
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Xue/Zhang	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
9/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	14	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Xue/Zhang	9	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	21-19, 21-13	0:42
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Xue/Zhang	17	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	7	21-13, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Xue/Zhang	17	Prokopeva/Ukolova	11	21-17, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 17, Q4 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	14	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	17, Q4	21-16, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Xue/Zhang	14	Mouha/Van Breedam	19	21-18, 21-16	0:39
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	21	Xue/Zhang	4	14-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:56
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	6	Mouha/Van Breedam	27, Q2	21-17, 21-15	0:36
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q20	21-15, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
5/8/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Xue/Zhang	9	Banck/Gunther	23, Q3	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	17	Remmers/Stiekema	16	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Xue/Zhang	5	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Forrer/Schmocker	29	21-14, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Xue/Zhang	14	Boulton/Johns	30, Q16	21-15, 21-14	0:36
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	3	Boulton/Johns	30, Q10	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	4	Martins/Santanna	39	21-14, 21-16	0:36
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	2	Martins/Santanna	31, Q26	21-18, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	24, Q4	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:55
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Xue/Zhang	17	21-19, 21-16	0:45
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 4	Xue/Zhang	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-17, 21-14	0:37
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	21, Q3	26-24, 21-17	0:46
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-16, 21-18	0:36
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Xue/Zhang	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	21-18, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-14, 21-16	0:33
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Jursone/Minusa	19	21-17, 15-21, 15-8	0:52
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Xue/Zhang	16	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-12, 21-10	0:29