Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 18 - 23, 2010
(26) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 10 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2009 Sanya Open 9 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool P David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (7) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:38
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool P Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (10) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 5/21/2010 Pool P Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (23) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (18) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 5/22/2010 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (19) Lost 16-21, 21-13, 8-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 40-29 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
7/6/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Wu/Xu 4 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:00
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Wu/Xu 5 21-17, 21-19 0:44
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 # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-6
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 6 Wu/Xu 3 21-16, 33-31 0:53
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 7 Wu/Xu 5 22-20, 21-18 0:48
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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 6-4
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Wu/Xu 9 21-13, 21-14 0:35
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 22-20, 21-19 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-3
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Klemperer/Koreng 7 Wu/Xu 26 21-15, 21-19 0:38
8/16/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 8 Wu/Xu 1 21-15, 21-18 0:41
7/6/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 4 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-19, 25-27, 15-13 1:07
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 # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Wu/Xu 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 2-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 26 Nicolai/Varnier 10 21-16, 21-19 0:44
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 10 Nicolai/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-16, 21-15 0:45
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 17 21-14, 21-16 0:35
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-4
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Wu/Xu 10 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:41
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
Series tied with # 18 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-3
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 26 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-16 0:34
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 24-22, 21-11 0:37
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Heuscher/Heyer 11 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
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 # 19 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 19 Wu/Xu 26 21-16, 13-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 4-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Ces/Ces 28 21-15, 21-11 0:39
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q5 21-19, 21-13 0:37
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Ces/Ces 29, Q7 21-15, 16-21, 15-10 0:50
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Ces/Ces 28 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:04
Lead the series against # 23 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 26 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Boersma/Paulides 8 21-14, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 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 # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 6-0
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 21-17, 21-13 0:38
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 # Q2 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 # Q6 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 9 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 21-12, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 4 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q13 21-12, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 9 Henriquez/Mussa 24, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:41