Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 18 - 22, 2007
(5) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 3 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (28) Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:04
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (12) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 3 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (29, Q8) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:49
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 13-15 1:09
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 36-21 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-7
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:09
7/1/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Wu/Xu 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:12
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 17-21, 19-17 1:08
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 # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
7/1/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 11 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:06
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
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 2 Wu/Xu 3 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 3-2
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 11 Baracetti/Conde 19 21-13, 21-15 0:44
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 13 Wu/Xu 4 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 3 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-18, 21-16 0:45
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 # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:59
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Wu/Xu 18 Doppler/Gartmayer 15 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 4 Schacht/Slack 7 Wu/Xu 3 26-28, 21-18, 15-11 1:09
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 # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 12 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 12 21-18, 21-14 0:39
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 # 14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 12 Lione/Varnier 21 23-21, 21-17 0:44
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 3 Lione/Varnier 11 21-17, 21-15 0:44
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 11 Lione/Varnier 22 21-16, 22-20 0:43
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 24 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 33-31, 21-17 0:53
Trail the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Wu/Xu 3 30-28, 17-21, 15-12 1:06
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 # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:06
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q13 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Kubala/Pavlas 29 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 3 Li/Zhou 19 21-18, 21-11 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 26, 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 # 28 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Ces/Ces 28 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:04
Series tied with # 29, Q8 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-19 0:49
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q5 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 # Q9 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 3 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev 30, Q9 21-15, 15-21, 15-9 0:49