Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(18) Fan Wang/Yuan Yue, China
 
Fan Wang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 27, 1994 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Hebei
Resides: Baoding
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 129
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Ljubljana 2022)
Career Winnings: US$286,392.03
Yuan Yue
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 23, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Weifang, Shandong
Resides: Weifang, Shandong
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 90
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$239,437.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB4603031009012621 US$346,425.00
FIVB C&S1000100000000 US$2,500.00
Other1000000000000 US$0.00
Overall4803041009012621 US$348,925.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-18/2017 Tangshan Two Star 1 5 160 US$2,250.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 13 17 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star 1 2 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 15 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2016 Gstaad Major 25 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2016 Porec Major 26 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2016 Poland Grand Slam 18 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 27, Q3 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 14 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 16 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 18 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 16 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 23 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 22 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 19 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 9/23-27/2015 Xiamen Open 1 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2015 Sochi Open 4 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 11 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 15 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 12 17 240 US$7,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool G Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry, Italy (31) Won 19-21, 21-10, 15-6 0:44
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool G Manon Nummerdor-Flier / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (42) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 12-15 0:52
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool G Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (7) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:34
Tue, 8/1/2017 Lucky Loser Victoria Bieneck / Isabel Schneider, Germany (24) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-7 0:49
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011Rome Did not play Ying Huang - 17th
2015The Hague Yuan Yue - 5th Fan Wang - 5th
2019Hamburg Xinyi Xia - 17th Did not play
2022Rome Xinyi Xia - 17th Did not play
2023Tlaxcala Jie Dong - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 12 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 18 17 320 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Wang/Yue lead the series against the field 17-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-4
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Wang/Yue 18 21-18, 21-16 0:31
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Wang/Yue 13 21-18, 21-16 0:37
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Wang/Yue 16 28-26, 21-19  
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Wang/Yue 10 21-13, 23-21 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-3
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Laboureur/Sude 3 Wang/Yue 13 21-17, 22-20 0:46
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Laboureur/Sude 27, Q5 Wang/Yue 22 22-20, 21-15 0:39
4/26/15FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Laboureur/Sude 3 Wang/Yue 1 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Wang/Yue 18 21-19, 21-14 0:37
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Wang/Yue 19 21-16, 21-16 0:33
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Wang/Yue 15 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 By Forfeit  
5/4/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Wang/Yue 10 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Wang/Yue 18 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Gold Medal Alves/Seixas 3 Wang/Yue 1 21-12, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
5/18/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool C Brunner/Huberli 19 Wang/Yue 14 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 3-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Wang/Yue 22 Bawden/Clancy 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Wang/Yue 16 Bawden/Clancy 12 21-16, 21-16 0:38
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Bawden/Clancy 11 Wang/Yue 9 21-18, 21-14 0:37
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Wang/Yue 16 Bawden/Clancy 15 21-18, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Frank/Kolocova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/7/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Qualifier 2 Wang/Yue 27, Q3 Frank/Kolocova Q14 22-20, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 5-0
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool F Wang/Yue 27, Q3 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 22-20, 10-21, 16-14 0:48
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool G Wang/Yue 23 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q6 21-14, 21-17 0:37
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Wang/Yue 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 21-19, 21-14 0:37
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 21-19, 21-15 0:35
5/31/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 2 Wang/Yue 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 21-17, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 21 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 0-1
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool D Borger/Kozuch 20, Q2 Wang/Yue 13 21-16, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 2-0
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Lucky Loser Wang/Yue 18 Bieneck/Schneider 24 21-19, 18-21, 15-7 0:49
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Semi-Finals Wang/Yue 1 Bieneck/Schneider 12 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 28 Glenzke/Grossner, Germany 1-0
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Glenzke/Grossner 16 21-9, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 31 Menegatti/Perry, Italy 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool G Wang/Yue 18 Menegatti/Perry 31 19-21, 21-10, 15-6 0:44
Lead the series against # 37 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 2-0
5/10/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 1 Wang/Yue 5 Radarong/Udomchavee 13 21-10, 21-17 0:33
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool H Wang/Yue 9 Radarong/Udomchavee 24 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 39 Agudo/Brito, Venezuela 1-0
5/28/14FIVBAnapa Open Pool C Wang/Yue 3 Agudo/Brito 19 21-18, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 42 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool G Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel 42 Wang/Yue 18 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:52