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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 China Open
August 15 - 19, 2001

(6) 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

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	35	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	14	2	1	1	US$140,700.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,000.00
Overall	36	1	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	14	2	1	1	US$144,700.00

Previous Maoming Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Japan Open	11	17	72	US$3,000.00
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

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/17/2001	Winner 1	Heidi Byberg / Kristine Wiig, Norway (27)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:33
Fri, 8/17/2001	Winner 2	Denise Koelliker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (22)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 8/18/2001	Winner 3	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
Sat, 8/18/2001	Winner 4	Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (2)	Lost 13-21, 14-21	0:39
Sat, 8/18/2001	Contender 6	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (4)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:34
Sun, 8/19/2001	Semi-Finals	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1)	Lost 11-21, 17-21	0:39
Sun, 8/19/2001	Bronze Medal	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
8/19/01	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Chi/Xiong	6	21-11, 21-17	0:39
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Chi/Xiong	9	21-9, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Minello/Pires	2	Chi/Xiong	6	21-13, 21-14	0:39
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Minello/Pires	3	Chi/Xiong	11	23-21, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-2
8/19/01	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Pottharst	3	Chi/Xiong	6	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:59
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Chi/Xiong	6	Cook/Pottharst	3	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
9/21/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	1	Chi/Xiong	12	15-2	0:30
Lead the series against # 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Chi/Xiong	6	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	4	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-2
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Oliveira/Silva	12	Chi/Xiong	11	21-13, 34-32	0:47
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Oliveira/Silva	11, Q6	Chi/Xiong	6	21-16, 21-12	0:27
Series tied with # 10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Chi/Xiong	11	21-19, 21-13	0:35
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Chi/Xiong	9	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-0
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Chi/Xiong	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-14, 21-15	0:39
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22, Q1	21-17, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	21, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pereira/Schuller	9	Chi/Xiong	8	21-19, 21-18	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	16	Pereira/Schuller	18	21-17, 21-19	0:36
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Pereira/Schuller	13	Chi/Xiong	12	15-5	0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	8	Garcia/Gaxiola	25	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Chi/Xiong	6	Koelliker/Trussel	22	21-14, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Byberg/Wiig, Norway 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Chi/Xiong	6	Byberg/Wiig	27	21-13, 21-14	0:33