Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Maldives Challenge
October 13 - 16, 2022
(4) 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 Sun Island Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 14, Q7 13th 460 US$5,000.00
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
Maldives Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/14/2022 Pool D Zana Muno / Julia Scoles, United States (21, Q9) Won 19-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:56
Fri, 10/14/2022 Pool D Meimei Lin / Xinyi Xia, China (9, Q1) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:35
Sat, 10/15/2022 Winner 1 Deahna Kraft / Allie Wheeler, United States (23, Q18) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Sat, 10/15/2022 Winner 2 Akiko Hasegawa / Yurika Sakaguchi, Japan (11, Q3) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Sun, 10/16/2022 Semi-Finals Megan Kraft / Emily Stockman, United States (7) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Sun, 10/16/2022 Gold Medal Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (10) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 8-1 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 7 Kraft/Stockman, United States 1-0
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Semi-Finals Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Kraft/Stockman 7 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 Lin/Xia, China 0-1
10/14/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Pool D Lin/Xia 9, Q1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 21-19, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Gold Medal Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 10 21-16, 23-21 0:37
Lead the series against # 11, Q3 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi 11, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Muno/Scoles, United States 1-0
10/14/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Muno/Scoles 21, Q9 19-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Kraft/Wheeler, United States 1-0
10/15/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Kraft/Wheeler 23, Q18 21-17, 21-12 0:37