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UPDATED: August-19-2008  
Chinese Pair Reaches Women's Beach Volleyball Final
 
 

Tian Jia and Wang Jie (R)

Tian Jia and Wang Jie of China won over their compatriots Zhang Xi and Xue Chen in the semifinals of beach volleyball tournament at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday.

Tian/Wang needed to play three sets before downing their fellow Chinese duo.

Zhang/Xue won the first set 24-22. They trailed at the beginning of the second sect but were able to come from behind. The two sides traded set points in the latter part of the second set and scored the highest points in the beach volleyball tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The set ended 29-27 in favor of Tian/Wang.

The third set went in the advantage of Tian/Wang, who beat the younger duo 15-8.

"Both of us played to our best standard in the match. I hope that we will have good performance in our next matches," said Tian after the match.

"My partner (Wang Jie) played very well in the match. It seemed that she was not for the first time at the Olympics," she added.

On the coming final against defending champions Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, Wang said, "They are a very strong team, in terms of experience and techniques. We are going to face big difficulties in the match."

"We'll do our best and we don't think about the result," she added.

(Xinhua News Agency August 19, 2008)


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