Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Bahrain Open
May 8 - 12, 2007
(4) 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 Manama Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 5 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 6 4th 420 US$12,000.00
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
Bahrain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/9/2007 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (29, Q12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Wed, 5/9/2007 Winner 2 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (20) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Thu, 5/10/2007 Winner 3 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (5) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:42
Thu, 5/10/2007 Contender 4 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:44
Fri, 5/11/2007 Contender 5 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (16) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 13-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 27-19 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 3-2
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 5 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-19 0:42
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 5 Cunha/Neto 4 21-16, 21-18 0:54
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
Series tied with # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 5 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-17, 21-18 0:45
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 # 8 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 # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
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
Series tied with # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 22-20, 21-13 0:44
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 Wu/Xu 5 19-21, 21-15, 18-16 1:00
Lead the series against # 16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Wu/Xu 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
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 # 17 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 16 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-16, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q3 "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 # 24 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 # 27, Q4 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-12, 21-10 0:34
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 6 Nishimura/Watanabe 27, Q6 21-17, 21-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q11 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q23 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