Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007
(15) Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China
 
Jian Li
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 21, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Si Chuan Province
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 77
Career Best: 5th (6 times)
Career Winnings: US$88,625.00
Zhou Shun
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 9, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Qing Dao, Shan Dong Province
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 103 kg (227 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 40
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Gstaad 2007)
Career Winnings: US$55,800.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB380000112497482 US$107,800.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 33 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 23, Q2 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q8 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 25 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 26, Q16 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 24, Q14 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 9 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 26, Q12 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (18) Won 21-16, 26-24 0:54
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 21-19, 15-17 0:57
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 2 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (17) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 3 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (26) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 8/11/2007 Contender 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Li/Zhou trail the series against the field 16-22 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Li/Zhou 32 21-14, 21-10 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Li/Zhou 15 21-14, 19-21, 17-15 0:57
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Li/Zhou 33 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-15, 21-19 0:46
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Li/Zhou 26, Q16 21-16, 21-15 0:46
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Li/Zhou 32 21-19, 28-26 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Li/Zhou 22 21-14, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 4 Li/Zhou 15 21-14, 21-16 0:38
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Wu/Xu 9 Li/Zhou 33 21-18, 21-18 0:42
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 3 Li/Zhou 19 21-18, 21-11 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Li/Zhou 26, Q16 Marques/Solberg Q1 21-17, 28-26 0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Li/Zhou 25 21-13, 21-17 0:41
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Li/Zhou 9 21-12, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 6 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 Li/Zhou 25 21-17, 21-17 0:44
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 19 Horrem/Maaseide 14 21-19, 22-20 0:44
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 Horrem/Maaseide Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:45
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 24 Li/Zhou 9 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 32 Herrera/Mesa 17 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 17-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Series tied with # 17 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 15 Asahi/Shiratori 17 21-16, 21-13 0:40
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Asahi/Shiratori 18 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 15 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-16, 26-24 0:54
Trail the series against # 19 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Lione/Varnier 27 Li/Zhou 22 16-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 22, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Dugrip/Gagliano 10 Li/Zhou 26, Q16 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Biza/Lebl 29 Li/Zhou 19 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 26 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Li/Zhou 15 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 21-19 0:41
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q7 Li/Zhou Q10 23-21, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 Kolar/Tichy Q15 21-11, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Li/Zhou 33 Lochhead/Pitman 46 27-25, 21-23, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # Q3 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Li/Zhou 33 Deulofeu/Salvetti 40 21-13, 25-23 0:44
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:56
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 23, Q6 Li/Zhou 26, Q12 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q11 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev Q19 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # Q12 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Rovkin/Saulko Q23 Li/Zhou Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q20 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 Grotowski/Weaver Q34 15-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:57