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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 2008

(Q4) 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 Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q3	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	30, Q6	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	27, Q6	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	28, Q3	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	26	17th	120	US$2,500.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/2/2008	Qualifier 2	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (29, Q13)	Lost 21-17, 29-31, 22-24

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	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	$22,500.00	13	17	43.3 %
Total	FIVB	32	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	6	7	12	$87,100.00	43	57	43.0 %

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
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	$11,250.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	$11,250.00
32	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	7	12	$43,550.00	Total	Total	32	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	7	12	$43,550.00

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%	5	20.0%	7	28.0%	18-7	72.0%	5	11.4%	7	15.9%	32	72.7%	5-39	11.4%	26-62	29.5%	20-28	41.7%	0	1	23-46	33.3%

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 21-39 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 15 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Dalhausser/Rogers	3	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	21-17, 21-12	0:36
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
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 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	25	Li/Zhou	24, Q14	21-18, 21-13	0:40
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	14	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	20-22, 21-13, 15-13	1:02
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Li/Zhou	28, Q3	By Forfeit
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 # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	8	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:37
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	21-17, 21-14	0:39
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Li/Zhou	26	21-12, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Li/Zhou	28, Q3	18-21, 26-24, 16-14	1:08
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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 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
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
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	Insfran/Neto	19	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	1:11
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	19-21, 21-18, 30-28	1:11
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 # 23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	9	Brenha/Maia	24	21-17, 23-21	0:44
Series tied with # 25, Q6 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
Series tied with # 26, Q8 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
Series tied with # 27, Q3 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	20	Gosch/Horst	13	16-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:58
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	Li/Zhou	25	24-26, 21-17, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q13 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-2
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q13	Li/Zhou	Q4	17-21, 31-29, 24-22
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q14	Li/Zhou	Q3	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q1 "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 # Q7 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
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 # Q10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-1
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	Horrem/Maaseide	Q11	21-12, 21-15	0:45
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Horrem/Maaseide	Q11	22-20, 19-21, 15-9	1:11
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 # Q18 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Babich/Mykhaylov	Q27	21-14, 21-15	0:39