Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023
(25) 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 Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Anniina Parkkinen - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 16, Q12 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton Q14 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 20, Q12 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad Q13 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/2/2023 Futures Helsinki 1 1st 400 € 1,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala 15, Q5 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia Q7 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 9 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 8 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic Q6 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 10 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/10-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 7 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 4 1st 800 US$10,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool A Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (24) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:36
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool A Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:30
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool A Francisca Rivas / Chris Vorpahl, Chile (48) Won 21-10, 21-10 0:31
Tue, 10/10/2023 Lucky Loser Erika Bobadilla / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (28) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:50
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:44
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 33rd
2022World ChampionshipsRome Taru Lahti - 17th Niina Ahtiainen - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 31 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 25 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 10-22 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-3
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Lisboa/Silva 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-14, 21-14 0:30
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool A Lisboa/Silva 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 21-13, 21-13 0:30
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Lisboa/Silva 5 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 21-14, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 4 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-1
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Artacho/Clancy 16 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
11/11/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Salgado/Seixas 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-16, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool A Brunner/Huberli 8 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 21-9, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-3
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 1 Muller/Tillmann 14, Q4 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q13 21-18, 21-10 0:34
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Muller/Tillmann 16 Ahtiainen/Lahti 31 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:01
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Muller/Tillmann 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # 14 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-2
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Lopes/Silva 8 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 21-17, 22-20 0:40
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 2 Lopes/Silva 14, Q2 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 15 Flint/Scoles, United States 0-1
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool A Flint/Scoles 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 24-26, 21-13, 15-5 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-2
9/27/23FIVBElite16 Paris Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 Graudina/Samoilova Q5 23-21, 23-25, 15-11 0:57
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:39
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 1-0
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Lucky Loser Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Sliwka/Wachowicz 9 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 21 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool C Hermannova/Stochlova 15 Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against # 22 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 Cavalcanti/De Souza 12 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 24 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Placette/Richard 24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Lucky Loser Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 21-10, 12-21, 15-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
10/10/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Lucky Loser Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 Bobadilla/Valiente 28 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # 29 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria 16, Q11 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q6 38-36, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 30 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 2-0
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 Ishii/Mizoe 20 21-18, 10-21, 16-14 0:47
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 Ishii/Mizoe Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 43 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool C Bianchin/Scampoli 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 21-17, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 47 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 # 48 Rivas/Vorpahl, Chile 1-0
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 Rivas/Vorpahl 48 21-10, 21-10 0:31