Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 24 - 28, 2006
(6) 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 Acapulco Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Linyin Xu - 13th Penggen Wu - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 5 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 13 5th 480 US$12,800.00
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
Mexico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/25/2006 Winner 1 Koichi Nishimura / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (27, Q6) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:50
Wed, 10/25/2006 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (11) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Thu, 10/26/2006 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (3) Won 18-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:13
Thu, 10/26/2006 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 21-19, 11-13 Retired 0:37
Fri, 10/27/2006 Contender 6 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (11) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:06
Fri, 10/27/2006 Semi-Finals Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (4) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:39
Sat, 10/28/2006 Bronze Medal Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (5) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:47
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 19-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-4
8/13/06FIVBPoland Open Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:01
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Wu/Xu 5 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
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 0-5
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 2 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 11-13 Retired 0:37
8/12/06FIVBPoland Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Wu/Xu 5 21-15, 21-16 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 3 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 2-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 6 Cunha/Neto 3 18-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:13
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 # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Wu/Xu 6 21-16, 21-17 0:39
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Wu/Xu 6 21-14, 22-20 0:47
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 20 Wu/Xu 13 21-18, 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 Ontiveros/Ontiveros, Mexico 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Ontiveros/Ontiveros 9 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 6 Wu/Xu 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:06
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-18, 21-13 0:43
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 8 Nummerdor/Schuil 32, Q36 21-16, 24-22 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 "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
Trail the series against # 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 16 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 22 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 # 23 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 # 27, Q6 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 6 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 30 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Gscheidle/Schnider 28, Q5 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 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