Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open Kristiansand 2010
August 10 - 15, 2010
(6) 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 Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Linyin Xu - 5th Penggen Wu - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 2 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 5 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 13 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 19 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 26 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/12/2010 Winner 1 Tom Gotz / Marcus Popp, Germany (27) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Thu, 8/12/2010 Winner 2 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (22) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Fri, 8/13/2010 Winner 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19) Lost 21-14, 20-22, 7-15 0:50
Sat, 8/14/2010 Contender 4 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (17) Won 21-9, 23-21 0:51
Sat, 8/14/2010 Contender 5 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (11, Q1) Lost 21-12, 19-21, 15-17 1:04
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 26-17 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-5
6/14/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Wu/Xu 13 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-17, 17-21, 17-15 0:57
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 # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 2 Wu/Xu 5 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Series tied with # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 Wu/Xu 4 20-22, 21-17 Retired 0:41
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 23 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Wu/Xu 6 12-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Wu/Xu 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 15 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 # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 8-0
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-9, 23-21 0:51
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
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 # 18 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 # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Wu/Xu 6 14-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:50
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 19 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 21-12, 21-19 0:38
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 # 22 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 6 Redmann/VanHuizen 22 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 24, Q7 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Wu/Xu 2 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 31, Q22 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 27 Gotz/Popp, Germany 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 6 Gotz/Popp 27 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against de Paula/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Wu/Xu 13 Magalhaes/de Paula 29 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Kotsilianos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 2 Kotsilianos/Xenakis 31, Q24 21-18, 21-11 0:34