Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(22) Linyin Xu/Qiang Xu, China
 
Linyin Xu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 20, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Hebei
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 101
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$407,425.00
Qiang Xu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 24, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Shanghai
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 27
Career Best: 13th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$16,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB170000000312533 US$24,750.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Shengwei Han - 25th
2003 Qiang Xu - 57th Linyin Xu - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 17, Q5 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q14 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 20 25th 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q17 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 9 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam Q21 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open Q11 33rd 18 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (11) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:41
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Lost 17-21, 9-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Xu/Xu trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Xu/Xu 22 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 13 Xu/Xu 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Xu/Xu 22 Conde/Salema 11 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 12 Xu/Xu 22 21-17, 21-9 0:32
Trail the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Engvik/Goranson 34 Xu/Xu 20 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 28, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q3 Xu/Xu Q14 21-18, 21-16 0:43
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xu/Xu 9 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against Domingo/Goss, Canada 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 Domingo/Goss Q21 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Xu/Xu 9 Ferreira/Ferreira 23, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against Hauser/Weglo, Canada 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 Hauser/Weglo Q28 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Boersma/Kogel 16 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 22-20, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/22/04FIVBMazury Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q6 Xu/Xu Q11 21-17, 32-30 0:52
Lead the series against # Q13 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Xu/Xu 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # Q25 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Lione/Varnier Q48 Xu/Xu Q17 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:59