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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 18 - 23, 2010

(26) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

101

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$407,425.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	74	2	6	4	3	14	5	24	3	5	1	5	1	1	US$739,000.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	10	13	180	US$4,250.00
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

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/19/2010	Pool P	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (7)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:38
Thu, 5/20/2010	Pool P	Paolo Nicolai / Matteo Varnier, Italy (10)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:44
Fri, 5/21/2010	Pool P	Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (23)	Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
Fri, 5/21/2010	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (18)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Sat, 5/22/2010	Winner 2	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (19)	Lost 16-21, 21-13, 8-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Wu/Xu lead the series against the field 40-29

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Wu/Xu	4	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:00
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Wu/Xu	5	21-17, 21-19	0:44
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Wu/Xu	9	21-19, 22-20	0:55
10/28/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Bronze Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	5	Wu/Xu	6	21-14, 22-20	0:47
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	20	Wu/Xu	13	21-18, 21-15	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-6
7/26/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	6	Wu/Xu	3	21-16, 33-31	0:53
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	7	Wu/Xu	5	22-20, 21-18	0:48
5/3/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	2	Wu/Xu	4	21-16, 21-16	0:44
3/30/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	4	Wu/Xu	7	23-21, 21-12	0:46
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	5	Wu/Xu	4	21-18, 21-23, 15-11	1:03
7/7/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 6	Marques/Solberg	2	Wu/Xu	3	21-13, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 6-4
10/31/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Wu/Xu	9	21-13, 21-14	0:35
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	22-20, 21-19	0:47
5/25/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	Wu/Xu	3	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Wu/Xu	4	23-21, 16-21, 15-9	0:53
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Wu/Xu	5	21-13, 21-17	0:36
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Wu/Xu	7	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:48
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	21-14, 12-21, 15-13	0:45
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 6	Wu/Xu	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:06
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-18, 21-13	0:43
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	8	Nummerdor/Schuil	32, Q36	21-16, 24-22	0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-3
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Wu/Xu	26	21-15, 21-19	0:38
8/16/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Wu/Xu	1	21-15, 21-18	0:41
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	4	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-19, 25-27, 15-13	1:07
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Wu/Xu	3	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Wu/Xu	11	Klemperer/Koreng	27	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Schmidt	7	Wu/Xu	10	17-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 2-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool P	Wu/Xu	26	Nicolai/Varnier	10	21-16, 21-19	0:44
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	10	Nicolai/Varnier	24	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-2
5/17/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	Wu/Xu	4	21-16, 19-21, 21-19	1:10
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	5	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	18-21, 21-10, 18-16	0:56
7/1/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Wu/Xu	11	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	7	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:06
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	22-20, 21-13	0:44
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	17	Wu/Xu	5	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/10/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool A	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	24	21-16, 21-15	0:45
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	1	Gosch/Horst	17	21-14, 21-16	0:35
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Wu/Xu	8	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 4	Wu/Xu	9	Skarlund/Spinnangr	4	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-4
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Wu/Xu	10	20-22, 21-18, 15-10	0:41
5/24/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Wu/Xu	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	21-17, 21-17	0:42
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	21-19, 21-15	0:41
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	Wu/Xu	7	21-15, 21-14	0:39
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Wu/Xu	6	21-16, 21-17	0:39
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
Series tied with # 18 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-3
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	26	Heuscher/Heyer	18	21-16, 21-16	0:34
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	1	Heuscher/Heyer	6	24-22, 21-11	0:37
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Heuscher/Heyer	11	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:01
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Heuscher/Heyer	5	Wu/Xu	12	21-23, 24-22, 15-9	1:02
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Wu/Xu	3	21-18, 23-21	0:47
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Wu/Xu	5	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	19	Wu/Xu	26	21-16, 13-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Ces/Ces, France 4-0
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	Ces/Ces	28	21-15, 21-11	0:39
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q5	21-19, 21-13	0:37
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	4	Ces/Ces	29, Q7	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:50
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	5	Ces/Ces	28	19-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:04
Lead the series against # 23 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool P	Wu/Xu	26	Jaani/Vesik	23	21-23, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	9	Boersma/Paulides	8	21-14, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Wu/Xu	3	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q13	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 6-0
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	21-17, 21-13	0:38
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	13	21-19, 21-18	0:45
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Wu/Xu	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21	21-16, 8-21, 15-12	0:56
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	12	21-18, 21-14	0:39
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Wu/Xu	14	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	21-13, 21-12	0:35
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	15	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q21	21-13, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q8	22-20, 21-18	0:44
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	24-22, 21-10	0:43
Lead the series against # Q6 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Wu/Xu	9	Bogatov/Prokopiev	16	21-12, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Wu/Xu	4	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q13	21-12, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	9	Henriquez/Mussa	24, Q2	21-19, 21-15	0:41