European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(Q10) Taru Lahti/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland
 
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Resides: Vantaa
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Alanya 2017)
Career Winnings: US$192,307.81
Riikka Lehtonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 24, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Kangasrla
Resides: Helsinki
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 Varna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q23 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 5/31-6/3/2012 Seoul Challenger 22 13 24 US$750.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open Q37 57 6 US$0.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/23/2012 Qualifier 1 Olena Basanova / Valentyna Hrytsyuk, Ukraine (Q7) Won 21-12, 21-8 0:27
Thu, 8/23/2012 Qualifier 2 Romana Kayser / Joana Mader, Switzerland (11, Q2) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 14-16 1:39
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 1-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
8/14/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Sinnema/Wesselink Q10 Lahti/Lehtonen Q23 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 11, Q2 Kayser/Mader, Switzerland 0-1
8/23/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Qualifier 2 Kayser/Mader 11, Q2 Lahti/Lehtonen Q10 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 1:39
Lead the series against # Q7 Basanova/Hrytsyuk, Ukraine 1-0
8/23/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen Q10 Basanova/Hrytsyuk Q7 21-12, 21-8 0:27