Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasília Open
April 17 - 22, 2012
(8) Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China
 
Penggen Wu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1982 (43 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 (39 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2007
  • Most Inspirational 2010
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB74264314524351511 US$739,000.00
Previous Brasília Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Linyin Xu - 3rd Penggen Wu - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 7 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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$15,000.00
Brasília Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/19/2012 Winner 1 Evandro Goncalves / Harley Marques, Brazil (25) Lost 19-21, 21-15, 9-15 0:51
Thu, 4/19/2012 Contender 1 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (9) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:31
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200000010100 $0.00
World Championships200001000100 $25,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam31111190110340 $349,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open39153245123110 $364,450.00
Total742643145243650 $739,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Penggen Wu Linyin Xu
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
3000010200 $16,000.00 World Championships4000010110 $17,650.00
391111911460 $181,025.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam411111912570 $187,750.00
481532916240 $188,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5315331019210 $202,025.00
           U21 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
92264319289100 $385,525.00 Total10126442033990 $407,425.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB200000001001 $4,500.00 5362.5 %
2006FIVB1300111051211 $88,350.00 332655.9 %
2007FIVB1300106330000 $140,200.00 462564.8 %
2008FIVB1205004120000 $172,800.00 512071.8 %
2009FIVB101000000000 $21,000.00 5183.3 %
2010FIVB1320110161010 $159,050.00 432266.2 %
2011FIVB1100112050110 $102,200.00 351866.0 %
2012FIVB100000000010 $2,000.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB662643135213342 $690,100.00 21811765.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Penggen Wu  Linyin Xu
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2003FIVB5000000005 $0.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2004FIVB3000001002 $2,000.00
10000001108 $3,750.00 2005FIVB11000003125 $12,625.00
13001116211 $44,175.00 2006FIVB13001116211 $44,175.00
13001093000 $70,100.00 2007FIVB13001093000 $70,100.00
13050052010 $87,300.00 2008FIVB13050152000 $91,650.00
7010001122 $20,525.00 2009FIVB7010011121 $26,950.00
13201117010 $79,525.00 2010FIVB13201117010 $79,525.00
11001125110 $51,100.00 2011FIVB11001125110 $51,100.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2012FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
82264318255811 $358,475.00 TotalTotal91264419295814 $379,125.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall150 68.8% 37 17.0% 31 14.2% 187-31 85.8% 45 31.0% 32 22.1% 68 46.9% 45-100 31.0% 150-68 68.8% 82-63 56.6% 34 235-135 63.5%
2011-201228 56.0% 11 22.0% 11 22.0% 39-11 78.0% 13 33.3% 9 23.1% 17 43.6% 13-26 33.3% 28-17 62.2% 24-20 54.5% 01 52-38 57.8%
Against the Field41 64.1% 13 20.3% 10 15.6% 54-10 84.4% 11 28.9% 6 15.8% 21 55.3% 11-27 28.9% 82-38 68.3% 48-32 60.0% 02 65-37 63.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000033000100000034
World Championships000042002200000064
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam002061260027242211119556
Challenge/Four Star/Open00420000703165321513171
Total00626831009958874326235135
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 53-30 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-9
7/17/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Wu/Xu 7 25-27, 24-22, 17-15 1:07
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
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/17/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 1 Wu/Xu 7 21-18, 21-17 0:36
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 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 2-0
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 7 Cunha/Santos 2 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:09
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 Cunha/Santos 11 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Erdmann/Matysik 11 Wu/Xu 6 21-13, 22-24, 15-9 0:55
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Wu/Xu 4 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 11-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 18-21, 21-18, 24-22 1:00
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26, Q3 21-18, 23-21 0:42
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
Series tied with # 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 22 Wu/Xu 6 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 0:56
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 # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 3-0
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 7 Dollinger/Windscheif 17, Q5 21-18, 27-29, 15-10 0:55
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
Series tied with # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 7 Boersma/Spijkers 25 21-11, 21-19 0:35
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Boersma/Spijkers 10 Wu/Xu 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 17 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 7 Laciga/Weingart 23, Q6 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
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 # 18 Ces/Ces, France 5-0
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 7 Ces/Ces 26, Q5 21-16, 15-21, 17-15 0:56
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 # 20 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 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 23, Q7 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Huber/Seidl 29, Q18 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 25 Goncalves/Marques, Brazil 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Goncalves/Marques 25 Wu/Xu 8 21-19, 15-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 31 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 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Wu/Xu 3 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 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 # Q14 Li/Zhou, China 4-0
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 4 Li/Zhou 15 21-14, 21-16 0:38
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Wu/Xu 9 Li/Zhou 33 21-18, 21-18 0:42
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 3 Li/Zhou 19 21-18, 21-11 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 12 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q27 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 9 Henriquez/Mussa 24, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:41