Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Prague Open
May 17 - 22, 2011
(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 Prague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th
2010 Linyin Xu - 4th Penggen Wu - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 5 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 10 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 2 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 4 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 6 7th 300 US$7,600.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 1 Alexander Horst / Daniel Mullner, Austria (27) Lost 19-21, 21-23 0:38
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (11) Won 30-28, 21-18 0:44
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (5) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (13) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 5/19/2011 Contender 4 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 11-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 52-28 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-6
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Wu/Xu 4 21-9, 21-15 0:38
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 0-2
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 5 Wu/Xu 10 21-16, 21-16 0:35
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 3-1
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 10 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 10 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 14-21, 15-9 0:49
8/22/10FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Santos 3 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-16 0:45
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Wu/Xu 5 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
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 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 5-6
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Wu/Xu 2 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:53
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 29-27, 22-20 0:53
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 17 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Wu/Xu 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-2
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Gavira/Herrera 7 Wu/Xu 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Gavira/Herrera 7 Wu/Xu 5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:46
8/22/10FIVBAland Open Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 4 Gavira/Herrera 5 22-24, 27-25, 15-12 1:11
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Gavira/Herrera 5 24-22, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Wu/Xu 13 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 3-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Smedins 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-7 0:48
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 18, Q8 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Wu/Xu 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 6 Fijalek/Prudel 11 30-28, 21-18 0:44
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:01
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 # 12 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 2-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 5 Cunha/Solberg 10 21-18, 24-22 0:44
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 10 Cunha/Solberg 7 21-19, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 8-5
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 21-17, 21-17 0:35
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Wu/Xu 2 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 0:54
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Wu/Xu 4 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 "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 # 17 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 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 2 Lario/Mesa 18 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 2 Lario/Mesa 23, Q1 23-21, 21-11 0:43
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 10 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 21-18, 21-17 0:38
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Dollinger/Windscheif 20 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:55
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 19 Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q10 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Horst/Mullner, Austria 0-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Horst/Mullner 27 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # Q1 Jennings/Wong, United States 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Jennings/Wong 21, Q2 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q8 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # Q13 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 0-1
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Boehm/Kapa 28, Q9 Wu/Xu 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q24 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Huber/Seidl 29, Q18 21-15, 21-18 0:38