Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(Q7) 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 
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FIVB170000000312533 US$24,750.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q6 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 22 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 1 Taichi Morikawa / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (Q26) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:39
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 2 Dain Blanton / Kevin Wong, United States (25, Q10) Lost 20-22, 14-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Xu/Xu trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 13 Xu/Xu 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 2-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Xu/Xu Q14 Ces/Dugrip Q19 22-20, 21-23, 15-13 0:55
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Xu/Xu 20 Ces/Dugrip 47 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Xu/Xu 9 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-17, 21-23, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 24 Xu/Xu 9 19-21, 28-26, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 16 Xu/Xu 9 21-12, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 Blanton/Wong, United States 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Blanton/Wong 25, Q10 Xu/Xu Q7 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Berg/Svensson 23 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:03
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
Trail the series against # Q9 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
Series tied with # Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q16 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 0-1
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Rossell/Villar 27, Q11 Xu/Xu Q6 26-24, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Xu/Xu Q7 Morikawa/Shiratori Q26 21-15, 21-10 0:39
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Xu/Xu 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-18, 21-17 0:34