Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 3 - 8, 2010
(10) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Rui Yin - 17th Qiang Xu - 13th
2006 Linyin Xu - 9th Penggen Wu - 9th
2007 Linyin Xu - 5th Penggen Wu - 5th
2008 Linyin Xu - 2nd Penggen Wu - 2nd
2009 Rui Yin - 13th Jialu Li - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/26-31/2009 Sanya Open 9 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 1 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 3 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 1 2 540 US$19,500.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/5/2010 Winner 1 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (23) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
Wed, 5/5/2010 Winner 2 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (7) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 10-15 1:00
Thu, 5/6/2010 Contender 2 Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (24) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Thu, 5/6/2010 Contender 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (15) Lost 22-20, 18-21, 10-15 0:41
Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 28-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
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 # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-6
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 6 Wu/Xu 3 21-16, 33-31 0:53
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 # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-2
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 # 7 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 7 Wu/Xu 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-3
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 24-22, 21-11 0:37
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Heuscher/Heyer 11 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 5 Wu/Xu 12 21-23, 24-22, 15-9 1:02
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Wu/Xu 3 21-18, 23-21 0:47
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Wu/Xu 1 Gosch/Horst 24 21-16, 21-15 0:45
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 # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-4
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 # 18 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 # 20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 9 Bogatov/Prokopiev 16 21-12, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 "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 # 23 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 10 Nicolai/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q9 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Boersma/Paulides 8 21-14, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q14 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q13 21-18, 21-16 0:40