Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(22) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Shun Zhou - 41st Jian Li - 41st
2007 Shun Zhou - 7th Jian Li - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q4 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (11) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:45
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (6) Won 26-24, 21-17 0:46
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 2 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (21) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Li/Zhou trail the series against the field 17-19 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 4 Li/Zhou 20 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Li/Zhou 26, Q16 Marques/Solberg Q1 21-17, 28-26 0:58
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 "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
Lead the series against # 5 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Li/Zhou 30, Q6 Insfran/Neto 19 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 1:11
Series tied with # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 22 Baracetti/Conde 6 26-24, 21-17 0:46
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 6 Li/Zhou 23, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-2
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 11 Li/Zhou 22 22-20, 21-19 0:45
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 # 12 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Li/Zhou 27, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 19-21, 21-18, 30-28 1:11
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 # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 20 Berg/Brinkborg 19, Q7 21-13, 21-19 0:43
Series tied with # 17 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 20 Gosch/Horst 13 16-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:58
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 Li/Zhou 25 24-26, 21-17, 15-11 1:05
Series tied with # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Matysik/Uhmann 32, Q25 Li/Zhou Q8 17-21, 21-18, 28-26 1:10
Trail the series against # 21 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 21 Li/Zhou 22 21-11, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 15 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-16, 26-24 0:54
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Li/Zhou 30, Q6 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q27 21-13, 25-23 0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 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