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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Alanya 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$201,502.69

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$127,392.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	US$4,807.80
CEV C&S	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,573.68
FIVB	37	0	1	0	1	3	0	12	0	10	5	1	3	1	US$160,625.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$750.00
Overall	48	2	1	0	1	4	1	14	1	11	8	1	3	1	US$172,756.48

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	25, Q5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	15	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	14	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	20	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	19	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	26, Q6	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	29, Q7	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	24	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	9	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	9	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	6	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	27, Q7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	Q6	41st	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/28-8/1/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	16	25th	120	€ 500.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool H	Alexandra Moiseeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (24)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:33
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool H	Michala Frank / Kristyna Kolocova, Czech Republic (25)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool H	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (8)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 18-33 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-4
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	15	23-21, 21-16	0:39
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Lahti/Lehtonen	29, Q7	16-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:54
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:32
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	24-22, 14-21, 16-14	0:53
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Series tied with # 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
7/30/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	22-20, 30-28	0:53
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad 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 2-2
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Lahti/Lehtonen	15	Borger/Buthe	2	16-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:55
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	15	21-14, 21-18	0:36
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	Borger/Buthe	11	19-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:56
6/4/14	CEV	2014 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 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-3
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	21-19, 21-17	0:36
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Lahti/Lehtonen	24	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
9/11/14	CEV	2014 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 # 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-3
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Forrer/Verge-Depre	4	Lahti/Lehtonen	20	16-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:45
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	Lahti/Lehtonen	29, Q7	21-14, 21-10	0:35
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Forrer/Verge-Depre	3	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Series tied with # 6 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-2
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	25, Q5	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	15	25-27, 23-21, 21-19	1:16
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool C	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	3	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:51
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Lahti/Lehtonen	29, Q7	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:05
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q7	21-17, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-4
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Mader/Zumkehr	16	Lahti/Lehtonen	25, Q5	21-14, 16-21, 16-14	0:46
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Mader/Zumkehr	10	Lahti/Lehtonen	20	13-21, 26-24, 15-13	0:55
9/13/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Bronze Medal	Mader/Zumkehr	5	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	21-18, 21-18	0:44
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool A	Mader/Zumkehr	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	21-19, 25-23	0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	21-16, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-0
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool C	Lahti/Lehtonen	19	van Gestel/van der Vlist	14	21-14, 21-18	0:36
6/9/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	26, Q7	van Gestel/van der Vlist	Q23	27-29, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
Series tied with # 12 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	Laboureur/Sude	3	21-16, 21-13	0:36
9/11/14	CEV	2014 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 # 13 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-3
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Lahti/Lehtonen	25, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:36
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Lahti/Lehtonen	24	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Birlova/Ukolova	1	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q6	Lahti/Lehtonen	19	21-18, 14-21, 18-16	0:55
Trail the series against # 15 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	4	Lahti/Lehtonen	13, Q10	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	20	Brunner/Huberli	25, Q5	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 0-2
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool C	Braakman/Sinnema	30, Q8	Lahti/Lehtonen	19	14-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:49
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Braakman/Sinnema	24, Q3	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	21-13, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 24 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 0-1
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	24	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Frank/Kolocova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	Frank/Kolocova	25	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Hasu/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
8/8/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Contender 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	7	Hasu/Parkkinen	12, Q12	21-18, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Lobato/Soria, Spain 2-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	10	Lobato/Soria	18	21-9, 21-16	0:33
8/8/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Contender 4	Lahti/Lehtonen	7	Lobato/Soria	6	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 29 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool C	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	Eiholzer/Gerson	30, Q11	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # 30 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-2
7/28/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	17	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	21-14, 23-21	0:43
8/9/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Semi-Finals	Lahti/Lehtonen	7	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	1, Q1	21-11, 21-17	0:36
5/31/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 3	Lahti/Lehtonen	13, Q10	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	9	21-16, 21-18	0:39
5/9/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 3	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	3	Lahti/Lehtonen	22	3-0	0:33
Trail the series against # 32 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 0-1
5/10/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Contender 5	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	5	Lahti/Lehtonen	22	3-2	1:02