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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008

(26) Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China

Jian Li
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Si Chuan Province

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$88,625.00

Zhou Shun
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 9, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Qing Dao, Shan Dong Province

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

103 kg (227 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Gstaad 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$55,800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	9	7	4	8	2	US$107,800.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Shun Zhou - 41st	Jian Li - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	26	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	9	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	20	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	12	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	15	9th	200	US$5,100.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/15/2008	Winner 1	Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (7)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:37
Thu, 5/15/2008	Contender 1	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy (10)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-8	0:54
Fri, 5/16/2008	Contender 2	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9)	Lost 18-21, 12-21	0:48

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	$37,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	3	0	$52,500.00
Total	38	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	9	7	0	$107,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jian Li												Shun Zhou
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
28	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	0	$29,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	$18,650.00
48	0	0	0	0	6	7	8	11	0	$50,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	5	0	$28,150.00
77	0	0	0	0	7	8	13	18	0	$88,625.00	Total	40	0	0	0	0	2	6	9	9	0	$55,800.00

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	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$10,500.00	9	14	39.1 %
2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	$54,100.00	21	26	44.7 %
2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$12,100.00	5	8	38.5 %
Total	FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	5	5	10	$76,700.00	35	48	42.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jian Li													Shun Zhou
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$5,250.00	2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$5,250.00
13	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	3	$27,050.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	3	$27,050.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$6,050.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$6,050.00
27	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	5	10	$38,350.00	Total	Total	27	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	5	10	$38,350.00

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	33	64.7%	8	15.7%	10	19.6%	41-10	80.4%	9	13.4%	9	13.4%	49	73.1%	9-58	13.4%	33-49	40.2%	17-19	47.2%	1	1	51-69	42.5%
2007-2008	24	60.0%	6	15.0%	10	25.0%	30-10	75.0%	6	14.3%	5	11.9%	31	73.8%	6-36	14.3%	24-31	43.6%	12-15	44.4%	1	1	37-47	44.0%
Against the Field	13	52.0%	6	24.0%	6	24.0%	19-6	76.0%	6	13.3%	6	13.3%	33	73.3%	6-39	13.3%	26-64	28.9%	24-24	50.0%	0	1	25-45	35.7%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	5	6	18	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	27
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	14	10	0	0	0	0	8	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	40
Total	0	0	20	15	8	19	0	0	11	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	69

Head to Head Results
Li/Zhou trail the series against the field 18-32 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 16 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Li/Zhou	32	21-14, 21-10	0:33
Series tied with # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	4	Li/Zhou	20	21-17, 21-14	0:40
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	26, Q16	Marques/Solberg	Q1	21-17, 28-26	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	4	Li/Zhou	15	21-14, 21-16	0:38
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Wu/Xu	9	Li/Zhou	33	21-18, 21-18	0:42
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	3	Li/Zhou	19	21-18, 21-11	0:41
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	12	Li/Zhou	21, Q10	22-20, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Li/Zhou	26	21-13, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Li/Zhou	15	21-14, 19-21, 17-15	0:57
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Li/Zhou	33	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-15, 21-19	0:46
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool G	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	Li/Zhou	26, Q16	21-16, 21-15	0:46
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Li/Zhou	32	21-19, 28-26	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Li/Zhou	26	21-12, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Li/Zhou	22	21-14, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-4
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Lione/Varnier	9	Li/Zhou	26	21-18, 21-12	0:48
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	16	Li/Zhou	9	23-25, 21-19, 15-9	1:00
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	21	Li/Zhou	12	21-19, 23-21	0:51
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Lione/Varnier	27	Li/Zhou	22	16-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	26	Amore/Bizzotto	10	21-19, 15-21, 15-8	0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Li/Zhou	25	21-13, 21-17	0:41
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Li/Zhou	9	21-12, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	Doppler/Gartmayer	7	17-21, 21-12, 16-14	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Schnider	8	Li/Zhou	9	21-18, 24-22	0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Li/Zhou	22	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	1:00
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Li/Zhou	24, Q14	21-17, 25-23	0:44
Trail the series against # 17, Q11 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Metzger/Williams	28	Li/Zhou	20	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	32	Herrera/Mesa	17	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	Li/Zhou	25	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	Li/Zhou	21, Q10	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 20, Q13 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	32, Q38	Li/Zhou	Q27	21-19, 21-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Li/Zhou	9	Kais/Vesik	10	23-21, 15-21, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	19	Horrem/Maaseide	14	21-19, 22-20	0:44
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 3	Li/Zhou	24, Q14	Horrem/Maaseide	Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:45
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	24	Li/Zhou	9	24-26, 21-17, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Li/Zhou	33	Deulofeu/Salvetti	40	21-13, 25-23	0:44
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	Deulofeu/Salvetti	10	21-17, 15-21, 15-8	0:56
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Deulofeu/Salvetti	23, Q6	Li/Zhou	26, Q12	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	12	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 25, Q8 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool G	Dugrip/Gagliano	10	Li/Zhou	26, Q16	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Series tied with # 27 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Li/Zhou	15	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	21-17, 21-19	0:41
7/19/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q7	Li/Zhou	Q10	23-21, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 2	Henriquez/Hernandez	30, Q22	Li/Zhou	Q11	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	15	Cadieux/Heese	18	21-16, 26-24	0:54
Series tied with # Q6 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Li/Zhou	15	Asahi/Shiratori	17	21-16, 21-13	0:40
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Asahi/Shiratori	18	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	21-18, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	33	Lochhead/Pitman	46	27-25, 21-23, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # Q9 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Li/Zhou	20	Berg/Brinkborg	19, Q7	21-13, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # Q16 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Li/Zhou	26, Q16	Huth/Schneider	Q17	17-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # Q25 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Benes/Tichy	10	Li/Zhou	26	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:59
Lead the series against # Q30 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	Grotowski/Weaver	Q34	15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:57