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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006

(30) Toni Kankaanpaa/Pekka Seppanen, Finland

Toni Kankaanpää
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Helsinki

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,300.00

Pekka Seppänen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 25, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heinola

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (St. Petersburg 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$3,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	US$2,000.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Kai Liukkonen - 41st	Teemu Tolonen - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	Q32	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	Q28	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q50	57th	6	US$0.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/20/2006	Winner 1	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:41
Thu, 7/20/2006	Contender 1	Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (19)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:30

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Toni Kankaanpaa												Pekka Seppanen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$500.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$1,300.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$800.00	Satellite	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$1,150.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
17	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	$3,300.00	Total	18	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	2	0	$3,450.00

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
2006	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	2	5	28.6 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	2	5	28.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Toni Kankaanpaa													Pekka Seppanen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$400.00	2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,025.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	$1,400.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	7	$2,200.00

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	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-5	28.6%
2005-2006	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-5	28.6%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-4	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Total	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5

Head to Head Results
Kankaanpaa/Seppanen trail the series against the field 0-4 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Kankaanpaa/Seppanen	30	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-2
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	19	Kankaanpaa/Seppanen	30	21-16, 21-19	0:30
6/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q5	Kankaanpaa/Seppanen	Q28	21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:48
Trail the series against # 27 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q1	Kankaanpaa/Seppanen	Q32	21-14, 21-13	0:36