European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 28 - August 1, 2015
(16) Taru Lahti/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland
 
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 6
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Alanya 2017)
Career Winnings: US$202,127.69
Riikka Lehtonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 24, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Kangasrla
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$127,392.43
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV70000102013000 US$4,807.80
CEV C&S32000010000000 US$6,573.68
FIVB37010130120105131 US$160,625.00
FIVB C&S10000000100000 US$750.00
Overall48210141141118131 US$172,756.48
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Kirsi Hyttinen - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 27, Q6 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 28, Q4 17th 240 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/16-20/2015 1st European Games 12 9th 160 € 0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 26, Q7 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 28, Q10 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q8 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 16 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 16 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 14 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 2 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/8-12/2014 Xiamen Open 10 9th 240 US$2,000.00
CEV 9/10-13/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters 11, Q2 9th 160 € 750.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q12 33rd 80 US$0.00
CEV C&S 8/6-9/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz 7 1st 280 € 3,300.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/28/2015 Pool A Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (17) Lost 14-21, 21-23 0:43
Wed, 7/29/2015 Pool A Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (32) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:42
Thu, 7/30/2015 Pool A Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (1) Lost 20-22, 28-30 0:53
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 13-15 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Meppelink/Van Iersel 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 22-20, 30-28 0:53
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-19, 23-21 0:41
Series tied with # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Borger/Buthe 11 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:56
6/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 30 22-20, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-10, 21-17 0:32
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 24-22, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 14 Laboureur/Sude 3 21-16, 21-13 0:36
9/11/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Pool C Laboureur/Sude 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 11, Q2 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
9/11/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Pool C Brzostek/Wojtasik 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 11, Q2 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
5/30/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Winner 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 13, Q10 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Goricanec/Huberli 23 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Mader/Zumkehr 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-19, 25-23 0:50
Series tied with # 17 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-2
7/28/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 17 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-14, 23-21 0:43
8/9/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Semi-Finals Lahti/Lehtonen 7 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 1, Q1 21-11, 21-17 0:36
5/31/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Contender 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 13, Q10 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
5/9/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 3 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 3-0 0:33
Trail the series against # 19 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 0-1
6/18/15CEV1st European Games Winner 2 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 12 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 21 Kjolberg/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
5/30/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Contender 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 13, Q10 Kjolberg/Kongshavn 10 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 0-1
5/10/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Contender 5 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 3-2 1:02
Lead the series against # 25 Giombini/Toti, Italy 1-0
7/7/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Giombini/Toti Q13 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 26 Hasu/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
8/8/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Contender 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 7 Hasu/Parkkinen 12, Q12 21-18, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Brunner/Eiholzer, Switzerland 1-0
5/21/15FIVBPrague Open Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Brunner/Eiholzer 32, Q28 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 28 Lobato/Soria, Spain 2-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 Lobato/Soria 18 21-9, 21-16 0:33
8/8/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Contender 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 7 Lobato/Soria 6 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 32 21-17, 24-22 0:42