Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 7 - 12, 2012
(16) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Linyin Xu - 2nd Penggen Wu - 2nd
2009 Rui Yin - 25th Jialu Li - 9th
2010 Linyin Xu - 1st Penggen Wu - 1st
2011 Linyin Xu - 4th Penggen Wu - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 10 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 15 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 8 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/9/2012 Pool J Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (17) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Sat, 6/9/2012 Pool J Dmitri Barsuk / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (32) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Sun, 6/10/2012 Pool J Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (1) Lost 21-16, 25-27, 12-15 1:02
Sun, 6/10/2012 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (5) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 76-48 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 8-6
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Wu/Xu 16 16-21, 27-25, 15-12 1:02
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
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
Series tied with # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-3
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Wu/Xu 16 21-16, 21-11 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-5
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Wu/Xu 10 26-28, 23-21, 15-12 1:07
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 Wu/Xu 9 21-18, 21-19 0:50
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Wu/Xu 15 21-16, 22-20 0:37
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 # 8 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 # 9 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 5-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 9 Bogatov/Prokopiev 27, Q20 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 10 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Koshkarev/Semenov 16 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 12, Q1 Wu/Xu 9 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 1:03
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
Series tied with # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-2
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17, Q3 Wu/Xu 10 15-21, 21-14, 20-18 0:56
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 15 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:49
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 # 14 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-2
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 10 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-11, 25-23 0:39
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 # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lupo/Nicolai 9 Wu/Xu 8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Wu/Xu 16 Boersma/Spijkers 17 21-14, 21-15 0:38
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
Series tied with # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 7 Wu/Xu 6 14-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Wu/Xu 8 Chevallier/Heyer 24 21-18, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 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 # 27, Q3 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 # 29, Q13 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 # 32 Barsuk/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Wu/Xu 16 Barsuk/Hudyakov 32 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against 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 # Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 12-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 10 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26 21-17, 21-15 0:43
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
Trail the series against # Q6 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 Wu/Xu 15 21-16, 16-21, 20-18 0:58
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q12 McHugh/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 McHugh/Slack 22, Q13 22-24, 21-15, 16-14 0:50
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 7 McHugh/Slack 28 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q14 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool Q Wu/Xu 9 Huber/Seidl 25, Q19 28-26, 21-16 0:46
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Huber/Seidl 29, Q18 21-15, 21-18 0:38
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 # Q18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40