Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Japan Open
August 8 - 12, 2001
(11) Rong Chi/Zi Xiong, China
 
Rong Chi
China
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 26, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Resides: Beijing
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 36
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Dalian 2000)
Career Winnings: US$72,350.00
Zi Xiong
China
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Sichuan
Resides: Beijing
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 36
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2001)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Dalian 2000)
Career Winnings: US$72,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123456791317254157Money
FIVB3500111144514211 US$140,700.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$4,000.00
Overall3610111144514211 US$144,700.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Zi Xiong - 17th Rong Chi - 17th
1998 Zi Xiong - 17th Rong Chi - 17th
1999 Zi Xiong - 17th Rong Chi - 17th
2000 Zi Xiong - 9th Rong Chi - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 11 5 300 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 8 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 11 7 226 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 9 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2001 Greece Challenger 1 1 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 16 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 6 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/16-25/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 12 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 China Open 4 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 10 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 15 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 15 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 20 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 19 13 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Swiss Open 19 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 17 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2000 Italy Open 13 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 20 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/1-6/2000 Brazil Open 17 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/1999 Brazil Open 21 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 China Open 9 7 170 US$6,000.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 1 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (22) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:35
Fri, 8/10/2001 Contender 1 Tatiana Barrera / Emilie Burte, France (27, Q6) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:30
Fri, 8/10/2001 Contender 2 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (12) Lost 13-21, 32-34 0:47
Head to Head Results
Chi/Xiong trail the series against the field 9-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Chi/Xiong 9 21-9, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Minello/Pires 3 Chi/Xiong 11 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Chi/Xiong 11 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 13-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:53
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Chi/Xiong 11 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Chi/Xiong 12 15-2 0:30
Trail the series against # 8 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-2
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Arce/McPeak 5 Chi/Xiong 11 21-12, 21-16 0:29
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Arce/McPeak 4 Chi/Xiong 16 21-15, 21-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Chi/Xiong 25 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-6 0:30
Trail the series against # 12 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-2
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Oliveira/Silva 12 Chi/Xiong 11 21-13, 34-32 0:47
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 Chi/Xiong 6 21-16, 21-12 0:27
Trail the series against # 19 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pereira/Schuller 9 Chi/Xiong 8 21-19, 21-18 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 16 Pereira/Schuller 18 21-17, 21-19 0:36
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Pereira/Schuller 13 Chi/Xiong 12 15-5 0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 21, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Chi/Xiong 11 21-19, 21-13 0:35
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Chi/Xiong 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 8 Garcia/Gaxiola 25 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 26 Seike/Torii, Japan 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 9 Seike/Torii 24, Q2 21-9, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Barrera/Burte, France 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Chi/Xiong 11 Barrera/Burte 27, Q6 21-11, 21-11 0:30