Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Paris Elite 16
September 28 - October 2, 2022
(14, Q7) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland
 
Niina Ahtiainen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Imatra
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 69
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$84,518.50
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 101
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$178,190.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB34310041828141 US$98,681.80
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 28 9th 530 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 31 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 Q8 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 18, Q2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
Paris Elite 16 Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/28/2022 Qualifier 1 Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (Q10) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 9/28/2022 Qualifier 2 Miki Ishii / Sayaka Mizoe, Japan (Q2) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 9/29/2022 Pool C Kelly Cheng / Betsi Flint, United States (6) Lost 21-16, 9-21, 6-15 0:44
Fri, 9/30/2022 Pool C Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss, United States (11) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:35
Fri, 9/30/2022 Pool C Sophie Bukovec / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (3) Lost 18-21, 21-14, 10-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Lisboa/Silva 5 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 21-14, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Bukovec/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Bukovec/Wilkerson 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Cheng/Flint, United States 0-1
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Cheng/Flint 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 16-21, 21-9, 15-6 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Cannon/Sponcil, United States 0-1
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Cannon/Sponcil 13, Q1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q8 22-20, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Kloth/Nuss, United States 0-1
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Kloth/Nuss 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q2 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 1-0
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 Ishii/Mizoe Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 Laboureur/Schulz, Germany 1-0
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 Laboureur/Schulz 2 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 1-0
5/5/22FIVBDoha Challenge Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 Piersma/van Driel Q15 21-11, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-0
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 Lopes/Silva Q10 21-17, 21-14 0:35
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 Lopes/Silva 7 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 1-0
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q8 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q9 21-17, 21-10 0:33