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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015

(Q6) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$170,831.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$112,762.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
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	38	0	1	0	1	3	0	12	1	10	5	1	3	1	US$161,375.00

Previous Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	27, Q6	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	28, Q4	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	26, Q7	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	28, Q10	9	360	US$11,000.00
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

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/18/2015	Qualifier 1	Nicole Branagh / Jenny Kropp, United States (31, Q27)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 11-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	23-21, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Bansley/Pavan	6	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-18, 21-15	0:38
5/23/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Bansley/Pavan	7	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	13-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-19, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
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
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 0-3
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Wang/Yue	10	Lahti/Lehtonen	26, Q7	21-19, 21-14	0:37
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	10	21-19, 21-15	0:35
5/31/12	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	6	Lahti/Lehtonen	22	21-17, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Broder/May, Canada 0-2
8/19/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Broder/May	28, Q5	Lahti/Lehtonen	Q12	21-16, 21-19	0:37
6/1/12	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Contender 3	Broder/May	13	Lahti/Lehtonen	22	23-21, 17-21, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 17 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-3
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	22	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-12, 21-16	0:36
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Capers/Kessy	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	21-15, 17-21, 15-11	0:51
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Capers/Kessy	22	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	Laboureur/Sude	3	21-16, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool A	Mader/Zumkehr	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	21-19, 25-23	0:50
Trail the series against # 22 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 0-1
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Matauatu/Pata	29, Q11	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	22-20, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 23, Q4 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Goricanec/Huberli	23	Lahti/Lehtonen	26, Q7	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 24 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Horta/Maestrini	28, Q6	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-2
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Bieneck/Grossner	31, Q12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	11-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	Bieneck/Grossner	Q9	21-16, 21-17	0:38
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool A	Bieneck/Grossner	17, Q1	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	16-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q15 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q11	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 31, Q27 Branagh/Kropp, United States 0-1
8/18/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Branagh/Kropp	31, Q27	Lahti/Lehtonen	Q6	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # Q5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	19	21-15, 21-14	0:37
5/23/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	6	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
6/2/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	Mizoe/Nishibori	Q7	21-11, 21-13	0:38
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool B	Lahti/Lehtonen	2	Mizoe/Nishibori	15	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q19 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 1-0
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Lahti/Lehtonen	10	Navarro/Ribera	23, Q4	21-12, 17-21, 23-21	0:57