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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 16 - 21, 2022

(19) Leon Luini/Ruben Penninga, Netherlands

Leon Luini
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 19, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pietra Ligure

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Prague 2025)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Vienna 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$62,740.90

Ruben Penninga
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Arnhem (Gelderland)

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Düsseldorf 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$67,238.66

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$1,004.00
FIVB	20	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	2	2	3	3	0	1	US$65,250.00
Overall	21	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	2	3	3	3	0	1	US$66,254.00

Previous Munich Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	16, Q5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	7	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	11	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	24	9th	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	32	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	Q7	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	8	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	12, Q1	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	21, Q9	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	23, Q19	19th	300	US$1,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/16/2022	Pool C	Mart van Werkhoven / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (14)	Lost 14-21, 22-24	0:40
Wed, 8/17/2022	Pool C	Tomas Semerad / Jakub Sepka, Czech Republic (30)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:32
Thu, 8/18/2022	Winner 1	Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller, Austria (10)	Lost 26-24, 15-21, 10-15	0:51

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	$28,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	$30,250.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	21	0	1	1	0	2	1	4	2	9	0	0	$66,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Leon Luini												Ruben Penninga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
15	0	0	0	0	1	6	7	1	0	$20,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	2	0	$24,000.00
18	0	1	1	0	4	4	5	1	1	$22,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	1	1	0	3	5	4	3	0	$26,500.00
9	1	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	$1,400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	21	0	1	1	1	4	9	1	1	0	$6,250.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$10,000.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,250.00
46	1	2	3	1	6	13	16	2	1	$57,400.00	Total	65	0	2	2	1	8	22	13	6	0	$64,900.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2022	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	4	0	0	$36,750.00	23	18	56.1 %
2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	4	0	0	$36,750.00	23	18	56.1 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Leon Luini													Ruben Penninga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2014	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2016	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$500.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2017	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	3	$1,650.00
											2018	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$125.00
											2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	$5,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,000.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	$400.00	2021	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	$2,850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	CEV Under Age
10	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	$18,375.00	2022	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	$18,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
18	0	0	3	0	3	5	7	0	0	$19,525.00	Total	Total	49	0	1	2	2	7	15	10	3	9	$31,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2021-2022	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	3	5	9	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	1	9	11	1	1	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	23	19
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	10	4	17	22	1	1	6	8	1	1	1	0	0	1	36	37

Head to Head Results
Luini/Penninga trail the series against the field 10-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-1
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool A	Luini/Penninga	16, Q5	Mol/Sorum	1	By Forfeit
6/12/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Mol/Sorum	8	Luini/Penninga	32	21-10, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
8/12/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Luini/Penninga	16, Q5	21-14, 21-14	0:36
3/17/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Luini/Penninga	23, Q19	16-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
4/17/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Bronze Medal	Luini/Penninga	21, Q9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	12	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
8/13/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Winner 1	Ehlers/Wickler	12	Luini/Penninga	16, Q5	21-19, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool B	Carambula/Rossi	2	Luini/Penninga	11	21-15, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	Bryl/Losiak	2	Luini/Penninga	12, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
7/7/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 1	Luini/Penninga	24	Gavira/Herrera	15	21-16, 21-19	0:37
5/25/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	Luini/Penninga	Q7	21-18, 21-15	0:32
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool A	Gavira/Herrera	13	Luini/Penninga	12, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # 10 Seidl/Waller, Austria 0-1
8/18/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Seidl/Waller	10	Luini/Penninga	19	24-26, 21-15, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool H	Boermans/Immers	9	Luini/Penninga	24	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 0-2
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool E	Ermacora/Pristauz	5, Q1	Luini/Penninga	8	21-19, 21-16	0:32
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool D	Ermacora/Pristauz	16	Luini/Penninga	21, Q9	21-14, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 14 van de Velde/van Werkhoven, Netherlands 0-1
8/16/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	van Werkhoven/van de Velde	14	Luini/Penninga	19	21-14, 24-22	0:40
Series tied with # 15 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 1-1
8/10/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Luini/Penninga	16, Q5	Kantor/Rudol	Q4	28-26, 20-22, 15-10	0:59
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool E	Kantor/Rudol	17	Luini/Penninga	8	23-25, 21-19, 18-16	0:59
Trail the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	Luini/Penninga	11	14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # 21 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 2	Breer/Krattiger	3	Luini/Penninga	7	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
3/16/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Qualifier 1	Luini/Penninga	23, Q19	Haussener/Metral	Q14	15-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 26 Benzi/Bonifazi, Italy 2-0
8/10/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Luini/Penninga	16, Q5	Benzi/Bonifazi	Q12	21-12, 21-18	0:33
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool H	Luini/Penninga	32	Benzi/Bonifazi	41	21-16, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Abell/Brinck, Denmark 1-0
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 1	Luini/Penninga	7	Abell/Brinck	13	21-9, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 29 Pfretzschner/Sowa, Germany 0-1
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Pfretzschner/Sowa	28	Luini/Penninga	24	22-20, 16-21, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against # 30 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 2-0
8/17/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Luini/Penninga	19	Semerad/Sepka	30	21-14, 21-16	0:32
7/7/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool H	Luini/Penninga	24	Semerad/Sepka	25	28-26, 16-21, 15-12	0:54