Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge La Paz
March 16 - 19, 2023
(17, Q2) 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: 35
Career Best: 3rd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$39,579.53
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: 9
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)
Career Winnings: US$43,975.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB190010204223301 US$61,250.00
Previous La Paz Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 11 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 11 13th 460 US$5,000.00
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
La Paz Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/16/2023 Qualifier 2 Noe Aravena / Vicente Droguett, Chile (Q15) Won 21-16, 26-24 0:40
Fri, 3/17/2023 Pool E Paul Burnett / Christopher McHugh, Australia (8) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 13-15 0:46
Fri, 3/17/2023 Pool E Daniele Lupo / Enrico Rossi, Italy (5) Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:41
Fri, 3/17/2023 Lucky Loser Martin Ermacora / Philipp Waller, Austria (12) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Luini/Penninga trail the series against the field 9-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
11/4/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Pool C Ahman/Hellvig 6 Luini/Penninga 11 21-14, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
4/17/22FIVBItapema Challenge Bronze Medal Luini/Penninga 21, Q9 Nolvak/Tiisaar 12 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-0
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool E Luini/Penninga 17, Q2 Lupo/Rossi 5 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 0-1
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 Luini/Penninga 11 16-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool E Burnett/McHugh 8 Luini/Penninga 17, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Ermacora/Waller, Austria 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Lucky Loser Ermacora/Waller 12 Luini/Penninga 17, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 18, Q3 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 # Q1 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 # Q5 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool B Luini/Penninga 11 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 14 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # Q6 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 # Q9 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 # Q11 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
4/14/22FIVBItapema Challenge Qualifier 2 Luini/Penninga 21, Q9 Dillier/Heidrich Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # Q15 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 2-0
3/16/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Qualifier 2 Luini/Penninga 17, Q2 Aravena/Droguett Q15 21-16, 26-24 0:40
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Luini/Penninga 32 Aravena/Droguett 17 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q20 Fokerots/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool A Luini/Penninga 12, Q1 Fokerots/Tocs 24, Q12 22-20, 21-17 0:34