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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008

(26) Cheng Chen/Jian Li, China

Cheng Chen
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 21, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fujian

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$40,075.00

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	4	2	3	US$45,050.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/12/2008	Winner 1	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (7)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 21-19	1:02
Wed, 11/12/2008	Winner 2	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (23)	Won 23-21, 21-12	0:40
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 3	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (2)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:44
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 4	Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (6)	Lost 21-10, 16-21, 12-15	0:48
Fri, 11/14/2008	Contender 6	Jialu Li / Linyin Xu, China (9)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:44

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$17,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	$28,050.00
Total	16	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	4	0	$45,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Cheng Chen												Jian Li
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0	$19,050.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	0	$29,000.00
26	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	11	0	$21,025.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	48	0	0	0	0	6	7	8	11	0	$50,625.00
49	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	17	0	$40,075.00	Total	77	0	0	0	0	7	8	13	18	0	$88,625.00

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
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Cheng Chen													Jian Li
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7	$5,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	3	$27,050.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,250.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	3	2	$19,300.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$4,250.00	Total	Total	35	0	0	0	0	3	5	8	7	12	$51,600.00

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	15	62.5%	5	20.8%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	4	16.0%	4	16.0%	17	68.0%	4-21	16.0%	15-17	46.9%	9-8	52.9%	2	0	26-25	51.0%
2007-2008	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	4-4	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	5	3	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	10	4	0	0	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13
Total	0	0	4	5	13	10	0	0	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	25

Head to Head Results
Chen/Li lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Chen/Li	26	Ces/Ces	2	21-11, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 4	Baracetti/Salema	6	Chen/Li	26	10-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Chen/Li	26	Gabathuler/Wenger	7	21-18, 18-21, 21-19	1:02
Trail the series against # 9 Li/Xu, China 0-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Li/Xu	9	Chen/Li	26	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Chen/Li	26	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	23	23-21, 21-12	0:40