Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008

(3) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Qiang Xu - 41st
2005	Rui Yin - 41st	Qiang Xu - 57th
2006	Linyin Xu - 25th	Penggen Wu - 25th
2007	Linyin Xu - 5th	Penggen Wu - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	1	2nd	540	US$19,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	4	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	5	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	5	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	3	2nd	540	US$19,500.00
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

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool C	Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q6)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool C	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (19, Q3)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008	Pool C	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (14)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:41
Sat, 7/26/2008	Winner 2	Sebastian Dollinger / Kay Matysik, Germany (22)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:42
Sat, 7/26/2008	Winner 3	Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6)	Lost 16-21, 31-33	0:53

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	13	0	0	1	0	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	$140,200.00	46	25	64.8 %
2008	FIVB	11	0	5	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	$172,800.00	48	19	71.6 %
Total	FIVB	39	0	5	2	1	11	4	9	2	2	1	2	$405,850.00	132	73	64.4 %

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
13	0	0	1	0	9	3	0	0	0	$70,100.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	0	1	0	9	3	0	0	0	$70,100.00
11	0	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	$86,400.00	2008	FIVB	11	0	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	$86,400.00
48	0	5	2	1	15	11	3	2	9	$205,425.00	Total	Total	57	0	5	2	1	15	15	3	3	13	$215,300.00

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%
2007-2008	66	72.5%	15	16.5%	10	11.0%	81-10	89.0%	14	28.6%	10	20.4%	25	51.0%	14-35	28.6%	66-25	72.5%	29-20	59.2%	2	0	97-45	68.3%
Against the Field	50	74.6%	9	13.4%	8	11.9%	59-8	88.1%	10	26.3%	8	21.1%	20	52.6%	10-28	26.3%	100-38	72.5%	38-32	54.3%	0	1	69-36	65.7%

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 54-26 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-3
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 21-18	0:48
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	9	Brink/Dieckmann	5	21-13, 21-16	0:42
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	9	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	1:02
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Wu/Xu	14	21-19, 26-24	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 6-3
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	22-20, 21-19	0:47
5/25/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	Wu/Xu	3	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Wu/Xu	4	23-21, 16-21, 15-9	0:53
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Wu/Xu	5	21-13, 21-17	0:36
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Wu/Xu	7	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:48
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	21-14, 12-21, 15-13	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-2
5/17/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	Wu/Xu	4	21-16, 19-21, 21-19	1:10
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	18-21, 21-10, 18-16	0:56
7/1/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Wu/Xu	11	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	7	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:06
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
Series tied with # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-2
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	Wu/Xu	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
8/18/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	Wu/Xu	1	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:56
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	11	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17, Q1	21-17, 21-18	0:42
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-6
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	6	Wu/Xu	3	21-16, 33-31	0:53
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	7	Wu/Xu	5	22-20, 21-18	0:48
5/3/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	2	Wu/Xu	4	21-16, 21-16	0:44
3/30/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	4	Wu/Xu	7	23-21, 21-12	0:46
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	5	Wu/Xu	4	21-18, 21-23, 15-11	1:03
7/7/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 6	Marques/Solberg	2	Wu/Xu	3	21-13, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-4
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Schacht/Slack	16	Wu/Xu	9	21-14, 21-13	0:39
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 4	Schacht/Slack	7	Wu/Xu	3	26-28, 21-18, 15-11	1:09
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
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 2-0
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 4	Wu/Xu	1	Insfran/Neto	5	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	4	Insfran/Neto	19, Q2	15-21, 21-16, 15-8	1:01
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-3
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	1	Heuscher/Heyer	6	24-22, 21-11	0:37
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Heuscher/Heyer	11	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:01
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Heuscher/Heyer	5	Wu/Xu	12	21-23, 24-22, 15-9	1:02
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Wu/Xu	3	21-18, 23-21	0:47
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Wu/Xu	5	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Wu/Xu	4	Laciga/Schnider	8	22-20, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 6-0
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	21-17, 21-13	0:38
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	13	21-19, 21-18	0:45
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	21-16, 8-21, 15-12	0:56
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	12	21-18, 21-14	0:39
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 # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 5-0
7/5/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	25, Q6	22-20, 21-18	0:46
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Wu/Xu	4	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q5	21-15, 21-15	0:35
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	1	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	23-25, 21-15, 15-13	0:57
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q4	21-11, 21-14	0:35
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	33-31, 21-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	12	Boersma/Ronnes	26, Q14	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Wu/Xu	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	21-17, 21-15	0:41
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 # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-2
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Baracetti/Conde	12	21-15, 21-18	0:40
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	9	Baracetti/Conde	12	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	11	Baracetti/Conde	19	21-13, 21-15	0:44
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 # 17 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 # 19, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Wu/Xu	3	Maciel/Schmidt	19, Q3	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 4-0
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Ces/Ces	28	21-15, 21-11	0:39
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q5	21-19, 21-13	0:37
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q7	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:50
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	5	Ces/Ces	28	19-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:04
Lead the series against # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Deulofeu/Salvetti	30, Q8	21-19, 21-14	0:42
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Wu/Xu	9	Deulofeu/Salvetti	40	21-19, 21-15	0:40
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	12	Deulofeu/Salvetti	28	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:57
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Wu/Xu	8	Deulofeu/Salvetti	9	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Dollinger/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	3	Dollinger/Matysik	22	21-13, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 4-0
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	4	Li/Zhou	15	21-14, 21-16	0:38
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool V	Wu/Xu	9	Li/Zhou	33	21-18, 21-18	0:42
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	3	Li/Zhou	19	21-18, 21-11	0:41
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 # 30, Q6 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Wu/Xu	3	Dumek/Kubala	30, Q6	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	12	Gabathuler/Wenger	30, Q13	21-10, 21-12	0:31