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FIVB Age Group World Championships
SWATCH FIVB World Under 21 Championships
September 16 - 20, 2009

(20) Evelina Koljonen/Taija Pekkarinen, Finland

Evelina Koljonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pihtipudas

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Taija Pekkarinen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 16, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pihtipudas

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	41	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	US$0.00

Previous Blackpool Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	Q29	41st	18	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool E	Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (5)	Lost 9-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:45
Fri, 9/18/2009	Pool E	Jazmin Machado / Summer Ross, United States (8)	Lost 9-21, 11-21	0:28
Fri, 9/18/2009	Pool E	Kristel Kiens / Kertti Kulm, Estonia (17)	Lost 15-21, 21-17, 8-15	0:45

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
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Evelina Koljonen												Taija Pekkarinen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

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
2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Evelina Koljonen													Taija Pekkarinen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
2008-2009	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	0-3	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	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

Head to Head Results
Koljonen/Pekkarinen trail the series against the field 0-3 (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 # 5 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 0-1
9/17/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool E	Hermannova/Williams	5	Koljonen/Pekkarinen	20	21-9, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Machado/Ross, United States 0-1
9/18/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool E	Machado/Ross	8	Koljonen/Pekkarinen	20	21-9, 21-11	0:28
Trail the series against # 17 Kiens/Kulm, Estonia 0-1
9/18/09	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool E	Kiens/Kulm	17	Koljonen/Pekkarinen	20	21-15, 17-21, 15-8	0:45