Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 2006
(13) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Rui Yin - 41st Qiang Xu - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (20) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:48
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 1 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (29, Q14) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:57
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 2 Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (19) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu trail the series against the field 17-18 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-17, 21-15 0:48
Series tied with # 9 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 # 11 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 # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Wu/Xu 9 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-2
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Bitencourt/Correa 22, Q6 Wu/Xu 8 15-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:51
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Bitencourt/Correa 26, Q11 Wu/Xu 17 21-12, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 8 Horrem/Pettersen 7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Heyer/Laciga 19 Wu/Xu 13 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 20 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 20 Wu/Xu 13 21-18, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 22, Q23 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 8 Nummerdor/Schuil 32, Q36 21-16, 24-22 0:37
Lead the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Wu/Xu 18 Doppler/Gartmayer 15 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 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, Q14 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Wu/Xu 13 Koreng/Matysik 29, Q14 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # Q4 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Series tied with # Q5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 26 Wu/Xu 12 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 17 Bosma/Lario 15 22-20, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q9 "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 # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q17 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Krug/Urbatzka 32, Q20 Wu/Xu 15 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q19 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 12 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-10, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # Q22 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Wu/Xu Q7 Fuerbringer/Jennings Q58 21-17, 21-17 0:42