Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(1) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th
2007 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 4 2 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 5 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 5 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 3 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 4 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 5 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 4 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 7 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 1 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 4 5 300 US$8,800.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 5 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 12 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 3 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 4 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 3 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 4 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 5 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 6 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 5 3 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 13 5 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 13 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 14 9 240 US$6,000.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Kristian Knudsen / Lars Mayland, Denmark (32, Q22) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (17) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 3 Fabien Dugrip / Gregory Gagliano, France (9) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 4 Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (5) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
Sat, 7/19/2008 Semi-Finals Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (19) Won 22-20, 25-27, 15-6 1:10
Sun, 7/20/2008 Gold Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 48-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-5
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 7 Wu/Xu 5 22-20, 21-18 0:48
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 2 Wu/Xu 4 21-16, 21-16 0:44
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 4 Wu/Xu 7 23-21, 21-12 0:46
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 5 Wu/Xu 4 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 1:03
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 Marques/Solberg 2 Wu/Xu 3 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 3 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 26 Wu/Xu 12 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 6-0
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 # 5 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 2-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 1 Insfran/Neto 5 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 1:01
Lead the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Baracetti/Conde 12 21-15, 21-18 0:40
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Baracetti/Conde 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Wu/Xu 11 Baracetti/Conde 19 21-13, 21-15 0:44
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 13 Wu/Xu 4 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 3 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-18, 21-16 0:45
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 5 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-17, 21-18 0:45
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 8 Wu/Xu 14 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-10
7/20/08FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Wu/Xu 1 21-16, 21-16 0:46
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Magalhaes 21 Wu/Xu 5 21-11, 18-21, 15-12 0:58
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-19 0:48
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Wu/Xu 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:09
7/1/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Wu/Xu 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:12
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 17-21, 19-17 1:08
8/13/06FIVBPoland Open Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:01
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Wu/Xu 5 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Wu/Xu 13 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:09
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
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:47
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Kjemperud/Skarlund 20 Wu/Xu 4 25-23, 21-19 0:43
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-8, 21-16 0:36
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:06
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 9 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:42
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool V Wu/Xu 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti 40 21-19, 21-15 0:40
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 12 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Deulofeu/Salvetti 9 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 5-0
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 25, Q6 22-20, 21-18 0:46
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 4 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:35
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 23-25, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:35
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 33-31, 21-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
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
Series tied with # 14 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-19 0:49
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 17 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 17 21-14, 21-16 0:35
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Wu/Xu 8 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-0
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 1 Matysik/Uhmann 19 22-20, 25-27, 15-6 1:10
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 5 Matysik/Uhmann 28, Q14 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Wu/Xu 5 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q4 24-22, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 32, Q22 Knudsen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 1 Knudsen/Mayland 32, Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:34