Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major Series
June 1 - 6, 2015
(28, 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: 15
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$168,206.00
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: 12
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)
Career Winnings: US$112,762.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB37010130120105131 US$160,625.00
FIVB C&S10000000100000 US$750.00
Overall38010130121105131 US$161,375.00
Previous Porec Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q8 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 16 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 16 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 14 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 2 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/8-12/2014 Xiamen Open 10 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q12 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam Q21 41 40 US$0.00
Porec Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/2/2015 Qualifier 1 Varapatsorn Radarong / Tanarattha Udomchavee, Thailand (Q23) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Tue, 6/2/2015 Qualifier 2 Sayaka Mizoe / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (Q7) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:38
Wed, 6/3/2015 Pool E Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Wed, 6/3/2015 Pool E Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (12) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:52
Thu, 6/4/2015 Pool E Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (21) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:39
Thu, 6/4/2015 Winner 1 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (19) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 6/5/2015 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 12-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 23-21, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-1
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Kolocova/Slukova 5 21-18, 21-17 0:40
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Kolocova/Slukova 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 21-15, 21-19 0:42
5/22/15FIVBPrague Open Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Kolocova/Slukova 1 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Rosko/Tadic, Croatia 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Rosko/Tadic 32 21-4, 21-12 0:27
Trail the series against # 10 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 21-19, 21-15 0:35
5/31/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 2 Wang/Yue 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 21-17, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Borger/Buthe 11 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 14 Laboureur/Sude 3 21-16, 21-13 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 16 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Bansley/Pavan 7 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 13-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:45
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Broder/May, Canada 0-2
8/19/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Broder/May 28, Q5 Lahti/Lehtonen Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:37
6/1/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Contender 3 Broder/May 13 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 23-21, 17-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 21-15, 21-14 0:37
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 6 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 24, Q3 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 1 Horta/Maestrini 28, Q6 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 18-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:50
Series tied with Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Bieneck/Grossner Q9 21-16, 21-17 0:38
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Bieneck/Grossner 17, Q1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 16-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # Q4 Carico/DiCello, United States 0-1
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 2 Carico/DiCello 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 2 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
6/2/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Mizoe/Nishibori Q7 21-11, 21-13 0:38
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool B Lahti/Lehtonen 2 Mizoe/Nishibori 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 Lobato/Soria 18 21-9, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q23 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
6/2/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Radarong/Udomchavee Q23 21-17, 21-19 0:42