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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008

(1) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

101

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$407,425.00

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 Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
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

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/10/2008

Pool A

Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24)

Won 21-16, 21-15

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Penggen Wu	Total	33	13	4	0.273	0	4	0	0
	1	33	13	4	0.273	0	4	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Linyin Xu	Total	10	8	0	0.800	4	1	1	1
	1	10	8	0	0.800	4	1	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/12/2008

Pool A

Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13)

Won 15-21, 21-11, 15-13

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Penggen Wu	Total	45	24	4	0.444	0	23	0	2
	1	45	24	4	0.444	0	23	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Linyin Xu	Total	18	8	1	0.389	7	1	1	3
	1	18	8	1	0.389	7	1	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Pool A

Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (12)

Won 21-13, 21-15

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Penggen Wu	Total	34	23	4	0.559	0	7	1	2
	1	34	23	4	0.559	0	7	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Linyin Xu	Total	8	5	0	0.625	5	2	0	1
	1	8	5	0	0.625	5	2	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/16/2008

Winner 1

David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (8)

Lost 15-21, 18-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Penggen Wu	Total	28	13	5	0.286	0	8	0	0
	1	28	13	5	0.286	0	8	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Linyin Xu	Total	16	9	1	0.500	2	1	1	1
	1	16	9	1	0.500	2	1	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Penggen Wu	140	73	17	0.400	0	42	1	4
Linyin Xu	52	30	2	0.538	18	5	3	6
Total	192	103	19	0.438	18	47	4	10
Opponents	223	110	36	0.332	8	21	6	21

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Qiang Xu - 25th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Linyin Xu - 5th	Penggen Wu - 5th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Rui Yin - 17th	Jialu Li - 33rd
2011	World Championships	Rome	Linyin Xu - 17th	Penggen Wu - 17th
2012	Olympic Games	London	Linyin Xu - 19th	Penggen Wu - 19th

Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 56-47 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Wu/Xu	4	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:00
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Wu/Xu	5	21-17, 21-19	0:44
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Wu/Xu	9	21-19, 22-20	0:55
10/28/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Bronze Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	5	Wu/Xu	6	21-14, 22-20	0:47
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	20	Wu/Xu	13	21-18, 21-15	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-6
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Rego/Santos	1	13-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:00
5/24/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 6	Wu/Xu	3	Rego/Santos	1	13-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:58
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Wu/Xu	5	21-16, 21-19	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-10
7/20/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	Wu/Xu	1	21-16, 21-16	0:46
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Araujo/Magalhaes	21	Wu/Xu	5	21-11, 18-21, 15-12	0:58
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 21-19	0:48
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Wu/Xu	5	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:09
7/1/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	13	Wu/Xu	11	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:12
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
5/24/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Wu/Xu	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-17, 21-17	0:42
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	21-19, 21-15	0:41
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	Wu/Xu	7	21-15, 21-14	0:39
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Wu/Xu	6	21-16, 21-17	0:39
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
Series tied with # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-2
8/16/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Wu/Xu	1	21-15, 21-18	0:41
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	4	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-19, 25-27, 15-13	1:07
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Wu/Xu	3	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Wu/Xu	11	Klemperer/Koreng	27	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-13, 21-15	0:40
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 # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-1
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Kais/Vesik	13	15-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:55
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	3	Kais/Vesik	16	21-19, 21-16	0:43
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 5	Kais/Vesik	16	Wu/Xu	4	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:49
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	13	Kais/Vesik	18	21-17, 21-16	0:42
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	9	Kais/Vesik	8	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 "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 # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 3-1
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Doppler/Gartmayer	21	21-13, 21-15	0:35
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Wu/Xu	5	13-21, 21-12, 15-7	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-1
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Wu/Xu	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	20	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:47
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Kjemperud/Skarlund	20	Wu/Xu	4	25-23, 21-19	0:43
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	21-8, 21-16	0:36
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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 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 # 23 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 # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	24	21-16, 21-15	0:45
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	17	21-14, 21-16	0:35
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Wu/Xu	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:42