Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(9) 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 Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 32 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open Q24 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open Q14 33rd 30 US$0.00
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool Q Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (24) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool Q Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (25) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:39
Fri, 5/11/2012 Pool Q Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (8) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:38
Fri, 5/11/2012 Winner 1 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (23) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 13-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Li/Zhou trail the series against the field 7-22 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Li/Zhou 32 21-18, 17-21, 22-20 1:10
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Li/Zhou 30, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Series tied with # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Li/Zhou 32 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 21-19, 18-21, 17-15 0:58
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Li/Zhou 26 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 Li/Zhou 32 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Li/Zhou 9 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 8 Li/Zhou 30, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Li/Zhou 27, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:39
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Li/Zhou 26 21-12, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 16, Q2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Klemperer/Koreng 16 Li/Zhou 32 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 25 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 21-18, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 17, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool J Li/Zhou 32 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 23-21, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23 Li/Zhou 9 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
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 # 24 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Li/Zhou 9 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 25 Li/Zhou 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 26 "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 # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-2
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q13 Li/Zhou Q4 17-21, 31-29, 24-22  
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q14 Li/Zhou Q3 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Ces/Ces 21 Li/Zhou 22 21-11, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # Q11 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 0-1
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Qualifier 3 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q3 Li/Zhou Q14 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # Q16 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 26, Q9 Li/Zhou Q24 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # Q27 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