Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(23, Q1) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Shun Zhou - 57th Jian Li - 57th
2007 Shun Zhou - 5th Jian Li - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 22 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:44
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool G Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (26, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (14) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Li/Zhou trail the series against the field 15-23 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Li/Zhou 26 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 Li/Zhou 30, Q6 20-22, 21-13, 15-13 1:02
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 Li/Zhou 27, Q6 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Li/Zhou 28, Q3 By Forfeit  
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Li/Zhou 22 21-14, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Li/Zhou 23, Q1 Schacht/Slack 7 By Forfeit  
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Schacht/Slack 16 Li/Zhou 33 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Li/Zhou 33 Schacht/Slack 16 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Li/Zhou 22 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 21-17, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Schnider 10 Li/Zhou 23, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:44
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Laciga/Schnider 8 Li/Zhou 9 21-18, 24-22 0:49
Lead the series against # 11 "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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 14 Li/Zhou 23, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:45
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 32 Herrera/Mesa 17 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Series tied with # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 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 # 26, Q7 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Li/Zhou 23, Q1 Babich/Mykhaylov 26, Q7 21-18, 21-11 0:39
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Li/Zhou 27, Q6 Babich/Mykhaylov Q27 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 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