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(9) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Did not play Qiang Xu - 41st
2005 Rui Yin - 41st Qiang Xu - 57th
2006 Linyin Xu - 25th Penggen Wu - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool V Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (40) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool V Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (33) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool V Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (16) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:39
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (5) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (12) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:55
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Qiang Xu - 25th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Rui Yin - 17th Jialu Li - 33rd
2011World ChampionshipsRome Linyin Xu - 17th Penggen Wu - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 6 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 47-40 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Wu/Xu 9 21-19, 22-20 0:55
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 # 5 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Wu/Xu 9 Brink/Dieckmann 5 21-13, 21-16 0:42
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 9 Wu/Xu 12 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 1:02
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Wu/Xu 14 21-19, 26-24 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-9 1:02
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Wu/Xu 3 21-18, 23-21 0:47
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 2 Wu/Xu 3 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 10 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-2
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Lambert/Metzger 6 Wu/Xu 11 21-17, 21-17 0:43
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 14 Wu/Xu 8 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-0
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 21-14, 12-21, 15-13 0:45
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 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 4-2
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Baracetti/Conde 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
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 # 13 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 3 Laciga/Laciga 19 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:42
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-4
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Schacht/Slack 16 Wu/Xu 9 21-14, 21-13 0:39
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 # 17 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 11 Klemperer/Koreng 27 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 "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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 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
Series tied with # 24 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 # 27 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 # 28 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 # 30 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
Trail the series against # 31 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 # 33 Li/Zhou, China 3-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Wu/Xu 9 Li/Zhou 33 21-18, 21-18 0:42
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 # 34 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
Lead the series against # 36 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 # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 3-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Wu/Xu 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti 40 21-19, 21-15 0:40
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 # 42 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 # 45 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 # 46 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