Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(8) Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, China
 
Penggen Wu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Nanjing
Resides: 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
Resides: Shanghai
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 Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 21, Q9 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 17 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q7 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 23, Q13 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q11 33 20 US$0.00
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (25) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 2 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (9) Lost 25-27, 21-18, 13-15 1:14
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (7) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (32, Q36) Won 21-16, 24-22 0:37
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 4 Nalbert Bitencourt / Luizao Correa, Brazil (22, Q6) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 8-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu trail the series against the field 9-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 17 21-14, 21-18 0:39
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Wu/Xu 9 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 18 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 15 21-10, 17-21, 15-6 0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 8 Horrem/Pettersen 7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Ces/Dugrip 9 Wu/Xu 8 27-25, 18-21, 15-13 1:14
Lead the series against # 15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Gosch/Strauss 26, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Bosma/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 17 Bosma/Lario 15 22-20, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q21 21-13, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 22, Q6 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-2
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Bitencourt/Correa 22, Q6 Wu/Xu 8 15-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:51
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Bitencourt/Correa 26, Q11 Wu/Xu 17 21-12, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 18 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 19-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:02
Lead the series against # 25 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 32, Q36 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 8 Nummerdor/Schuil 32, Q36 21-16, 24-22 0:37
Trail the series against # Q8 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Krug/Urbatzka 32, Q20 Wu/Xu 15 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q24 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # Q22 Kalinine/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Kalinine/Kolodinsky 31, Q39 Wu/Xu Q7 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:51