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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006

(Q1) Ying Zhang/Man Zuo, China

Ying Zhang
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1983 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nan Ping, Fu Jian Province

Resides:

Fuzhou, Fujian

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Shanghai 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$52,625.00

Man Zuo
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 12, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sichuan

Resides:

Cheng Du

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Shanghai 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$90,575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	2	1	US$38,800.00

Previous Phuket Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	Q4	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	Q5	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-22/2006	St. Petersburg Open	17	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	13	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open	18	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	12	17	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	17	17	160	US$4,900.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	15, Q8	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	9, Q15	4	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	31, Q31	13	180	US$4,500.00

Thailand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/1/2006	Qualifier 2	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (31, Q17)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:40

Head to Head Results
Zhang/Zuo trail the series against the field 8-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Zhang/Zuo	17	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/27/06	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Tian/Wang	3	Zhang/Zuo	9, Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	25	Zhang/Zuo	9, Q15	21-14, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Hakedal/Torlen	14	Zhang/Zuo	13	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Zhang/Zuo	18	23-21, 21-23, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q12	Zhang/Zuo	Q5	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:57
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q11	Zhang/Zuo	18	15-21, 21-19, 21-19	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Zhang/Zuo	17	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	16	21-18, 20-22, 19-17	1:08
Trail the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-2
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Zhang/Zuo	12	21-17, 21-18	0:41
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Zhang/Zuo	12	21-13, 15-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
5/27/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Zhang/Zuo	9, Q15	Cook/Sanderson	10	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Zhang/Zuo	9, Q15	Lessard/Maxwell	24	22-20, 19-21, 17-15	0:56
Trail the series against # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	Zhang/Zuo	17	21-16, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Zhang/Zuo	13	Banck/Lahme	29	21-17, 16-21, 22-20	1:00
Series tied with # 29 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q29	Zhang/Zuo	Q4	21-18, 34-32	0:46
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Zhang/Zuo	9, Q15	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q18	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 31, Q17 Boulton/Johns, England 0-1
11/1/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Qualifier 2	Boulton/Johns	31, Q17	Zhang/Zuo	Q1	21-19, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 32 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee, Thailand 2-0
5/31/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Zhang/Zuo	15, Q8	Phokongploy/Tenpaksee	Q25	27-25, 29-31, 15-13	1:05
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 1	Zhang/Zuo	31, Q31	Phokongploy/Tenpaksee	Q34	21-18, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Zhang/Zuo	31, Q31	Campisi/Lozano	Q15	21-19, 20-22, 15-11	0:51