Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge La Paz
March 16 - 19, 2023
(10) 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 La Paz Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
La Paz Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 3/17/2023 Pool C Barbora Hermannova / Marie-Sara Stochlova, Czech Republic (15) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 9-15 0:47
Fri, 3/17/2023 Pool C Isabel Schneider / Julia Sude, Germany (3) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:49
Fri, 3/17/2023 Lucky Loser Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (24, Q24) Lost 10-21, 21-12, 11-15 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 8-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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
Lead the series against # 3 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool C Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 Schneider/Sude 3 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 14 Kraft/Stockman, United States 2-0
11/11/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Kraft/Stockman 10 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
10/16/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Semi-Finals Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Kraft/Stockman 7 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q24 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 # Q3 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 # Q11 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