Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Durban Open
December 11 - 14, 2013
(24, Q7) Cheng Chen/Jian Li, China
 
Cheng Chen
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 21, 1986 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Fujian
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 49
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,075.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB16000040102423 US$45,050.00
Previous Durban Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam Q9 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 22 17th 200 US$2,300.00
Durban Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 12/11/2013 Qualifier 2 Jean-Baptiste Daguerre / Yannick Salvetti, France (Q10) Won 17-21, 30-28, 15-11 1:10
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool H Thiago Barbosa / Oscar Brandao, Brazil (9) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:34
Thu, 12/12/2013 Pool H Freedom Chiya / Grant Goldschmidt, South Africa (8) Won 21-13, 21-7 0:31
Fri, 12/13/2013 Pool H Leon Colina / Jackson Henriquez, Venezuela (25, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 12/13/2013 Winner 1 Armin Dollinger / Thomas Kaczmarek, Germany (22) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:32
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Vitor Felipe, Brazil (4) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 12/14/2013 Winner 3 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (14) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Chen/Li lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Chen/Li 22 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Cerutti/Felipe, Brazil 1-0
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 2 Chen/Li 24, Q7 Cerutti/Felipe 4 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Chiya/Goldschmidt, South Africa 1-0
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool H Chen/Li 24, Q7 Chiya/Goldschmidt 8 21-13, 21-7 0:31
Trail the series against # 9 Barbosa/Brandao, Brazil 0-1
12/12/13FIVBDurban Open Pool H Barbosa/Brandao 9 Chen/Li 24, Q7 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 0-1
12/14/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 3 Plavins/Solovejs 14 Chen/Li 24, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
12/13/13FIVBDurban Open Winner 1 Chen/Li 24, Q7 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 22 21-12, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 25, Q8 Colina/Henriquez, Venezuela 1-0
12/13/13FIVBDurban Open Pool H Chen/Li 24, Q7 Colina/Henriquez 25, Q8 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
12/11/13FIVBDurban Open Qualifier 2 Chen/Li 24, Q7 Daguerre/Salvetti Q10 17-21, 30-28, 15-11 1:10