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 (24 yrs old)
Home Town: Pietra Ligure
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 2nd (CEV Vienna 2023)
Career Winnings: US$51,764.53
Ruben Penninga
Netherlands
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Arnhem (Gelderland)
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)
Career CEV Best: 17th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$43,128.04
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
CEV10000000010000 US$1,004.00
FIVB190010204223301 US$56,250.00
Overall200010204233301 US$57,254.00
Previous Munich Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Luini/Penninga trail the series against the field 10-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-1
8/12/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool A Luini/Penninga 16, Q5 Mol/Sorum 1 By Forfeit  
6/12/22FIVBBeach 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
8/12/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Luini/Penninga 16, Q5 21-14, 21-14 0:36
3/17/22FIVBTlaxcala 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
4/17/22FIVBItapema Challenge Bronze Medal Luini/Penninga 21, Q9 Nolvak/Tiisaar 12 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
8/13/22FIVBHamburg 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
7/15/22FIVBEspinho 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
5/7/22FIVBDoha 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
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 1 Luini/Penninga 24 Gavira/Herrera 15 21-16, 21-19 0:37
5/25/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Gavira/Herrera 16, Q10 Luini/Penninga Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:32
5/6/22FIVBDoha 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
8/18/22CEVEuropean 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
7/6/22FIVBGstaad 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
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool E Ermacora/Pristauz 5, Q1 Luini/Penninga 8 21-19, 21-16 0:32
4/15/22FIVBItapema 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
8/16/22CEVEuropean 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
8/10/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Luini/Penninga 16, Q5 Kantor/Rudol Q4 28-26, 20-22, 15-10 0:59
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi 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
7/16/22FIVBEspinho 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
7/23/22FIVBAgadir 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
3/16/22FIVBTlaxcala 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
8/10/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Luini/Penninga 16, Q5 Benzi/Bonifazi Q12 21-12, 21-18 0:33
6/13/22FIVBBeach 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
7/23/22FIVBAgadir 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
7/8/22FIVBGstaad 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
8/17/22CEVEuropean Championships Pool C Luini/Penninga 19 Semerad/Sepka 30 21-14, 21-16 0:32
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool H Luini/Penninga 24 Semerad/Sepka 25 28-26, 16-21, 15-12 0:54