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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008

(Q15) Janne Aijo/Sami Tuomaala, Finland

Janne Äijö
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 29, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kauhasoki

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

41st (FIVB Dubai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Sami Tuomaala
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 19, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Seinajoki

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

41st (FIVB Dubai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2008	Qualifier 1	Ahmed Al houli / Rashed Hassan, United Arab Emirates (Q18)	Lost 21-17, 16-21, 10-15	0:48

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Janne Aijo												Sami Tuomaala
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Janne Aijo													Sami Tuomaala
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	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2007-2008	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0-1	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Aijo/Tuomaala trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q18 Al houli/Hassan, United Arab Emirates 0-1
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Qualifier 1	Al houli/Hassan	Q18	Aijo/Tuomaala	Q15	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48