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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007

(4) Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China

Penggen Wu
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nanjing

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$385,525.00

Linyin Xu
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 20, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hebei

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

101

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$407,425.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Most Inspirational 2010

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	74	2	6	4	3	14	5	24	3	5	1	5	1	1	US$739,000.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Qiang Xu - 57th
2005	Rui Yin - 41st	Qiang Xu - 17th
2006	Linyin Xu - 13th	Penggen Wu - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	3	7th	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	4	7th	300	US$8,000.00
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

Espinho Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/14/2007	Winner 1	Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (29)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:37
Thu, 6/14/2007	Winner 2	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (13)	Lost 14-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:55
Fri, 6/15/2007	Contender 2	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (14)	Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-9	0:59
Fri, 6/15/2007	Contender 3	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:06
Fri, 6/15/2007	Contender 4	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 17-19	1:08

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$25,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	1	1	1	1	9	0	11	0	3	4	0	$349,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	39	1	5	3	2	4	5	12	3	1	1	0	$364,450.00
Total	74	2	6	4	3	14	5	24	3	6	5	0	$739,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Penggen Wu												Linyin Xu
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$16,000.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$17,650.00
39	1	1	1	1	9	11	4	6	0	$181,025.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	41	1	1	1	1	9	12	5	7	0	$187,750.00
48	1	5	3	2	9	16	2	4	0	$188,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	53	1	5	3	3	10	19	2	1	0	$202,025.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
92	2	6	4	3	19	28	9	10	0	$385,525.00	Total	101	2	6	4	4	20	33	9	9	0	$407,425.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$4,500.00	5	3	62.5 %
2006	FIVB	13	0	0	1	1	1	0	5	1	2	1	1	$88,350.00	33	26	55.9 %
2007	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	$32,000.00	13	8	61.9 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	1	1	2	2	6	2	2	1	2	$124,850.00	51	37	58.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Penggen Wu													Linyin Xu
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$2,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	$3,750.00	2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	5	$12,625.00
13	0	0	1	1	1	6	2	1	1	$44,175.00	2006	FIVB	13	0	0	1	1	1	6	2	1	1	$44,175.00
4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	$16,000.00	2007	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	$16,000.00
28	0	0	1	1	4	8	3	2	9	$64,925.00	Total	Total	37	0	0	1	1	4	12	3	3	13	$74,800.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	150	68.8%	37	17.0%	31	14.2%	187-31	85.8%	45	31.0%	32	22.1%	68	46.9%	45-100	31.0%	150-68	68.8%	82-63	56.6%	3	4	235-135	63.5%
2006-2007	50	71.4%	12	17.1%	8	11.4%	62-8	88.6%	16	27.6%	15	25.9%	27	46.6%	16-42	27.6%	50-27	64.9%	28-23	54.9%	1	1	79-51	60.8%
Against the Field	66	75.0%	12	13.6%	10	11.4%	78-10	88.6%	15	24.6%	16	26.2%	30	49.2%	15-46	24.6%	132-54	71.0%	54-52	50.9%	1	2	94-55	63.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	61	26	0	0	27	24	2	2	1	1	1	1	95	56
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	70	31	6	5	3	2	1	5	131	71
Total	0	0	6	2	68	31	0	0	99	58	8	7	4	3	2	6	235	135

Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 31-22 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	2	Wu/Xu	6	21-19, 11-13 Retired	0:37
8/12/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	2	Wu/Xu	5	21-15, 21-16	0:41
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Wu/Xu	18	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:57
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Wu/Xu	17	21-14, 21-18	0:39
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Wu/Xu	9	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 3-2
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Neto	5	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 21-19	0:42
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	5	Cunha/Neto	4	21-16, 21-18	0:54
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	6	Cunha/Neto	3	18-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:13
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Wu/Xu	13	Cunha/Neto	4	21-19, 21-17	0:45
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Neto	10, Q1	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	21-18, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Wu/Xu	14	21-19, 26-24	0:49
Series tied with # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	22-20, 21-13	0:44
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	17	Wu/Xu	5	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	1:00
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-5
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 17-21, 19-17	1:08
8/13/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Bronze Medal	Wu/Xu	5	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:01
8/11/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Wu/Xu	5	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	1:03
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	Wu/Xu	13	23-21, 19-21, 15-13	1:09
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Wu/Xu	18	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Wu/Xu	15	21-10, 17-21, 15-6	0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-0
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 6	Wu/Xu	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:06
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-18, 21-13	0:43
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	8	Nummerdor/Schuil	32, Q36	21-16, 24-22	0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	30, Q12	Wu/Xu	3	30-28, 17-21, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:06
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-15, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Schacht/Slack	20	Wu/Xu	13	13-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:01
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	11	Wu/Xu	9	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-2
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	13	Wu/Xu	4	21-14, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	3	Baracetti/Conde	11	21-18, 21-16	0:45
8/11/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	5	Baracetti/Conde	4	21-17, 21-18	0:45
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	8	Wu/Xu	14	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	4	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	21-15, 17-21, 15-9	0:59
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool B	Wu/Xu	18	Doppler/Gartmayer	15	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Series tied with # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	26	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	14	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	21-13, 21-12	0:35
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	15	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q21	21-13, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 22 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 3	Leinemann/VanHuizen	16	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	3	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	21-17, 21-12	0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	5	Gscheidle/Schnider	28, Q5	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q8	22-20, 21-18	0:44
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	24-22, 21-10	0:43
Lead the series against # 29 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Kubala/Pavlas	29	21-16, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 2-0
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	5	Nishimura/Watanabe	28, Q5	21-12, 21-10	0:34
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	6	Nishimura/Watanabe	27, Q6	21-17, 21-14	0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	12	Li/Zhou	21, Q10	22-20, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q11 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	14	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	19	23-21, 21-15	1:02
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool B	Wu/Xu	18	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q11	21-14, 16-21, 16-14	0:54
Lead the series against # Q16 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	12	Lelliott/Reader	27, Q9	21-16, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # Q19 Ontiveros/Ontiveros, Mexico 1-0
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Ontiveros/Ontiveros	9	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:02