Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 5 - 10, 2011
(11) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2008 Linyin Xu - 5th Penggen Wu - 5th
2009 Rui Yin - 25th Jialu Li - 25th
2010 Linyin Xu - 25th Penggen Wu - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 6 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2011 Pool O Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (22) Won 11-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:45
Thu, 7/7/2011 Pool O Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (27, Q4) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Fri, 7/8/2011 Pool O Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (6) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-6 0:51
Sat, 7/9/2011 Winner 2 Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (30) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
Sat, 7/9/2011 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 71-45 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 10 Brink/Reckermann 2 26-24, 21-18 0:49
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Wu/Xu 5 25-27, 21-9, 15-10 1:06
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 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-8
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Wu/Xu 11 21-18, 21-13 0:33
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Wu/Xu 6 21-13, 21-16 0:46
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
Series tied with # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 30 Wu/Xu 6 21-18, 24-22 0:39
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 # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-2
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 11 Gavira/Herrera 6 14-21, 21-19, 15-6 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-5
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Wu/Xu 5 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-17, 26-24 0:49
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 11 Wu/Xu 4 21-10, 21-14 0:37
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Wu/Xu 19 21-14, 21-16 0:42
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 0-2
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 # 10 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Wu/Xu 8 Chevallier/Heyer 24 21-18, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 6-7
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 19 Wu/Xu 8 15-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:46
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 13-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53
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 # 13 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 # 14 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Koshkarev/Semenov 16 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Wu/Xu 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18, Q12 Keenan/Patterson, United States 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Keenan/Patterson 22, Q13 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 22 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 11 Benes/Kubala 22 11-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:45
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 23 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Wu/Xu 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:51
Trail the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Wu/Xu 8 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-9, 20-22, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 9-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:34
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 # 28 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 # 29, Q8 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 4-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 Bogatov/Prokopiev 22 21-19, 21-16 0:39
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 Wu/Xu 4 25-23, 16-21, 15-12 1:02
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Wu/Xu 4 Bogatov/Prokopiev 13 21-18, 21-12 0:36
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 13 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 12-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:58
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 9 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 21-12, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 30 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 11 Laciga/Weingart 30 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against 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 # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 21-9, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q15 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 # Q16 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 # Q28 Lupo/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Lupo/Tomatis 43 21-16, 21-13 0:34