Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(17, Q5) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 2 Anton Hauser / Adrian Weglo, Canada (Q28) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
Wed, 7/6/2005 Qualifier 3 Miguel Domingo / Darren Goss, Canada (Q21) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Richard Kogel, Netherlands (16) Lost 20-22, 14-21 0:39
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 1 Alexei Polnitski / Mikhail Tarakanov, Russia (32) Won 21-16, 21-7 0:33
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 2 Ahren Cadieux / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (15) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 3 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (23) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 13-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Xu/Xu lead the series against the field 8-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 10 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 # 15 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 Cadieux/VanHuizen 15 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 21 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 # 23 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 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 # 32 Polnitski/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 21-16, 21-7 0:33
Lead the series against # Q7 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Xu/Xu 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q21 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 # Q28 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