Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(14) Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China
 
Penggen Wu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Nanjing
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$385,525.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB74264314524351511 US$739,000.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Rui Yin - 41st Qiang Xu - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 21, Q9 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 17 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q7 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 23, Q13 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q11 33rd 20 US$0.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (19) Won 23-21, 21-15 1:02
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 2 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3) Lost 19-21, 24-26 0:49
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (20) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 3 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (22, Q2) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 4 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (8) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 14-11 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 17 21-14, 21-18 0:39
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 9 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 18 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 15 21-10, 17-21, 15-6 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Wu/Xu 14 21-19, 26-24 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 8 Wu/Xu 14 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 18 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 19-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:02
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Wu/Xu 9 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 8 Horrem/Pettersen 7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 19 23-21, 21-15 1:02
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Wu/Xu 18 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 21-13, 21-12 0:35
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q21 21-13, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 17 Bosma/Lario 15 22-20, 21-17 0:45
Series tied with # 22, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 14 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Ces/Dugrip 9 Wu/Xu 8 27-25, 18-21, 15-13 1:14
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman Q8 22-20, 21-18 0:44
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 24-22, 21-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q24 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 12 Lelliott/Reader 27, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # Q14 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Kalinine/Kolodinsky 31, Q39 Wu/Xu Q7 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:51