Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Qiang Xu - 33rd
2005 Rui Yin - 41st Qiang Xu - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$4,900.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool D Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (20) Lost 21-13, 18-21, 13-15 1:01
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool D Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (29, Q17) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool D Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (4) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Sat, 8/5/2006 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (18) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Sat, 8/5/2006 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 13-15 1:09
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 21-21 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Wu/Xu 13 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:09
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 # 2 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 # 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
Series tied with # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 13 Cunha/Neto 4 21-19, 21-17 0:45
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 # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-17, 21-15 0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 15, Q24 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 13 Kais/Vesik 18 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
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 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Schacht/Slack 20 Wu/Xu 13 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Wu/Xu 9 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 8 Horrem/Pettersen 7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 23, Q5 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 # 27, Q6 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, Q17 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 13 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 29, Q17 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 30, Q7 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 # 31, Q19 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
Trail the series against 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 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Wu/Xu Q7 Fuerbringer/Jennings Q58 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q8 "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 # Q9 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 # Q18 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 # Q21 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 # Q23 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 12 Lelliott/Reader 27, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:45