Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
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May 20 - 25, 2008
(3) 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Linyin Xu - 41st Penggen Wu - 41st
2007 Linyin Xu - 7th Penggen Wu - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 4 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 5 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 4 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 7 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 1 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 4 5th 300 US$8,800.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5th 600 US$18,000.00
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
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (30, Q13) Won 28-26, 21-18 0:49
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (19) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Fri, 5/23/2008 Winner 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (6) Lost 22-20, 17-21, 13-15 1:02
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 4 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (16) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Sat, 5/24/2008 Contender 5 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (7) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Sat, 5/24/2008 Contender 6 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 13-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:58
Sat, 5/24/2008 Semi-Finals Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (15, Q8) Won 21-16, 27-29, 15-12 1:12
Sun, 5/25/2008 Gold Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (4) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 11-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 60-34 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
5/24/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Wu/Xu 3 Rego/Santos 1 13-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:58
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 5 21-16, 21-19 0:51
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-4
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 2 Wu/Xu 4 21-16, 21-16 0:44
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 4 Wu/Xu 7 23-21, 21-12 0:46
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 5 Wu/Xu 4 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 1:03
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 2 Wu/Xu 3 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-3
5/25/08FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 4 Wu/Xu 3 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Wu/Xu 4 23-21, 16-21, 15-9 0:53
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Wu/Xu 5 21-13, 21-17 0:36
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 6 Wu/Xu 7 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:48
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 # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-2
5/17/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 8 Wu/Xu 4 21-16, 19-21, 21-19 1:10
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 18-21, 21-10, 18-16 0:56
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
Series tied with # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Wu/Xu 3 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 1:02
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 11 Klemperer/Koreng 27 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
5/24/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Wu/Xu 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 21-17, 21-17 0:42
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-19, 21-15 0:41
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Wu/Xu 7 21-15, 21-14 0:39
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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-8
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-19 0:48
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 # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Wu/Xu 5 13-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:45
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 # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-8, 21-16 0:36
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 # 14, Q7 Metzger/Williams, United States 2-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 4 Metzger/Williams 17, Q11 21-15, 21-16 0:36
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 7 Metzger/Williams 28 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 15, Q8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 4-0
5/24/08FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 15, Q8 21-16, 27-29, 15-12 1:12
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 21-15, 21-15 0:43
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Wu/Xu 7 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27, Q17 27-25, 21-19 0:56
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Wu/Xu Q7 Fuerbringer/Jennings Q58 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-1
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Kais/Vesik 16 21-19, 21-16 0:43
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 # 17 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 5 Baracetti/Salema 27 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Lione/Varnier, Italy 5-2
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 3 Lione/Varnier 19 21-17, 21-19 0:47
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 7 Lione/Varnier 23 21-18, 21-16 0:42
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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 21, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 31-29, 21-12 0:48
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Horrem/Maaseide 16 Wu/Xu 1 29-27, 21-18 0:53
Lead the series against # 26 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 13 21-19, 21-18 0:45
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21 21-16, 8-21, 15-12 0:56
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 # 28, Q3 Li/Zhou, China 4-0
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 4 Li/Zhou 15 21-14, 21-16 0:38
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 # 29, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 23-25, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:35
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 33-31, 21-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 3 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 30, Q13 28-26, 21-18 0:49
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 7 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 26, Q13 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q11 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Kubala/Pavlas 29 21-16, 21-13 0:37