European Championship Tour
1st European Games
June 16 - 20, 2015
(12) 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: 120
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Alanya 2017)
Career Winnings: US$192,807.81
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 Baku Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Riikka Lehtonen - 9th Taru Lahti - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 9/10-13/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters 11, Q2 9 160 € 750.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q12 33 80 US$0.00
CEV C&S 8/6-9/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz 7 1 280 € 3,300.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam Q21 41 40 US$0.00
CEV 6/3-7/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 30 25 150 € 500.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters 13, Q10 5 192 € 1,500.00
CEV C&S 5/6-10/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya 22 7 154 € 225.00
1st European Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/16/2015 Pool E Amaranta Navarro / Ester Ribera, Spain (21) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:32
Tue, 6/16/2015 Pool E Viktoryia Shalayeuskaya / Viktoryia Siakretava, Belarus (28) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:32
Wed, 6/17/2015 Pool E Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (5) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:44
Thu, 6/18/2015 Winner 2 Maria Prokopeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (10) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen lead the series against the field 14-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Cunha/Liubymova, Azerbaijan 1-0
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 14 Cunha/Liubymova 30, Q18 21-14, 21-9 0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Lobato/Soria, Spain 2-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 Lobato/Soria 18 21-9, 21-16 0:33
8/8/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Contender 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 7 Lobato/Soria 6 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 4 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 van Gestel/van der Vlist Q23 27-29, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 5 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
6/17/15CEV1st European Games Pool E Gioria/Momoli 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 12 22-20, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Brunner/Eiholzer, Switzerland 1-0
5/21/15FIVBPrague Open Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Brunner/Eiholzer 32, Q28 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 0-1
6/18/15CEV1st European Games Winner 2 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 12 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 0-1
5/10/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Contender 5 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 3-2 1:02
Lead the series against # 17 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-1
8/9/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Semi-Finals Lahti/Lehtonen 7 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 1, Q1 21-11, 21-17 0:36
5/31/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Contender 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 13, Q10 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
5/9/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 3 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 3-0 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Kjolberg/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
5/30/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Contender 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 13, Q10 Kjolberg/Kongshavn 10 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
6/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Lahti/Lehtonen 30 21-10, 16-21, 15-11 0:51
5/31/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters Contender 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 13, Q10 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 4-0
6/16/15CEV1st European Games Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 12 Navarro/Ribera 21 21-15, 21-9 0:32
10/9/14FIVBXiamen Open Pool G Lahti/Lehtonen 10 Navarro/Ribera 23, Q4 21-12, 17-21, 23-21 0:57
8/9/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Gold Medal Lahti/Lehtonen 7 Navarro/Ribera 13, Q15 21-12, 21-12  
5/8/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 Navarro/Ribera 27, Q12 3-0 0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Kovalova/Sulima, Ukraine 1-0
9/10/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 11, Q2 Kovalova/Sulima Q7 21-12, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Shalayeuskaya/Siakretava, Belarus 1-0
6/16/15CEV1st European Games Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 12 Shalayeuskaya/Siakretava 28 21-11, 21-12 0:32