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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Mazury Open presented by the Hotel Anders
August 9 - 13, 2006

(Q23) Lauri Hakala/Pekka Seppanen, Finland

Lauri Hakala
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 23, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuusamo

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,875.00

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	33	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,300.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	US$1,300.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Anssi Hakala - 57th	Teemu Tolonen - 57th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/28-30/2006	Casablanca Satellite	3	4th	20	US$1,300.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	Q19	33rd	30	US$0.00

Poland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/9/2006	Qualifier 2	Julien Prosser / Brett Richardson, Australia (Q10)	Won By Forfeit
Wed, 8/9/2006	Qualifier 3	Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (24, Q7)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:40

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lauri Hakala												Pekka Seppanen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
13	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
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$825.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$1,300.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$1,050.00	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
20	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	4	0	$3,875.00	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lauri Hakala													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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$400.00	2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,025.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	$650.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00
13	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	8	$1,050.00	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	8	$2,850.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	1	0	2-2	50.0%
2005-2006	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	1	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	1	0	2-1	66.7%

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	5

Head to Head Results
Hakala/Seppanen lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Hajbowicz/Okun, Poland 1-0
7/29/06	FIVB C&S	Casablanca Satellite	Contender 2	Hakala/Seppanen	3	Hajbowicz/Okun	8	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 24, Q7 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
8/9/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 3	Pedrosa/Rosas	24, Q7	Hakala/Seppanen	Q23	21-18, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
8/9/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Hakala/Seppanen	Q23	Prosser/Richardson	Q10	By Forfeit
Series tied with # Q17 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-1
7/30/06	FIVB C&S	Casablanca Satellite	Semi-Finals	Brinkborg/Magnusson	1	Hakala/Seppanen	3	21-19, 21-7	0:34
7/12/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 1	Hakala/Seppanen	Q19	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q14	22-20, 21-19	0:40