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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008

(23, Q1) Jian Li/Shun Zhou, China

Jian Li
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Si Chuan Province

Resides:

Beijing

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$88,625.00

Zhou Shun
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 9, 1985 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Qing Dao, Shan Dong Province

Resides:

Beijing

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

103 kg (227 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Gstaad 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$55,800.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	38	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	9	7	4	8	2	US$107,800.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	39	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	9	7	4	8	2	US$107,800.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Shun Zhou - 57th	Jian Li - 57th
2007	Shun Zhou - 5th	Jian Li - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	22	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q4	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q3	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	30, Q6	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	27, Q6	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	28, Q3	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	26	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	26	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	9	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	20	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	12	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	15	9	200	US$5,100.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	22	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	33	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	23, Q2	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q8	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	19	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	25	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	26, Q16	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	Q10	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	24, Q14	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	Q11	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	9	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	26, Q12	13	180	US$4,500.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool G	Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:44
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool G	Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 7/25/2008	Pool G	Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (26, Q7)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008	Winner 1	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (14)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Li/Zhou trail the series against the field 15-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Li/Zhou	25	21-13, 21-17	0:41
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Li/Zhou	9	21-12, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Li/Zhou	26	21-13, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-4
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	4	Li/Zhou	15	21-14, 21-16	0:38
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Wu/Xu	9	Li/Zhou	33	21-18, 21-18	0:42
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	3	Li/Zhou	19	21-18, 21-11	0:41
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	12	Li/Zhou	21, Q10	22-20, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-4
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	14	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	20-22, 21-13, 15-13	1:02
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Li/Zhou	28, Q3	By Forfeit
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	Li/Zhou	22	21-14, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	4	Li/Zhou	20	21-17, 21-14	0:40
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	26, Q16	Marques/Solberg	Q1	21-17, 28-26	0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Li/Zhou	23, Q1	Schacht/Slack	7	By Forfeit
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Schacht/Slack	16	Li/Zhou	33	21-19, 21-16	0:42
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Li/Zhou	33	Schacht/Slack	16	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	Insfran/Neto	19	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	1:11
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Li/Zhou	22	21-15, 20-22, 15-12	1:00
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Li/Zhou	24, Q14	21-17, 25-23	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Laciga/Schnider	10	Li/Zhou	23, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:44
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Schnider	8	Li/Zhou	9	21-18, 24-22	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	12	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-2
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	11	Li/Zhou	22	22-20, 21-19	0:45
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Li/Zhou	15	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	21-17, 21-19	0:41
7/19/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q7	Li/Zhou	Q10	23-21, 21-17	0:37
Series tied with # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	14	Li/Zhou	23, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:45
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	32	Herrera/Mesa	17	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Series tied with # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	22	Baracetti/Conde	6	26-24, 21-17	0:46
7/21/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 5	Baracetti/Conde	6	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	21-16, 21-18	0:54
Lead the series against # 17 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	19-21, 21-18, 30-28	1:11
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	33	Lochhead/Pitman	46	27-25, 21-23, 15-11	1:06
Trail the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Ces/Ces	21	Li/Zhou	22	21-11, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Li/Zhou	33	Deulofeu/Salvetti	40	21-13, 25-23	0:44
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	23, Q2	Deulofeu/Salvetti	10	21-17, 15-21, 15-8	0:56
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Deulofeu/Salvetti	23, Q6	Li/Zhou	26, Q12	21-17, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 2-0
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Li/Zhou	23, Q1	Babich/Mykhaylov	26, Q7	21-18, 21-11	0:39
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Babich/Mykhaylov	Q27	21-14, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	Q27	21-13, 25-23	0:37