Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Jurmala
June 15 - 18, 2023
(15, Q5) 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 Jurmala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Taru Lahti - 17th Niina Ahtiainen - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Challenge Jurmala Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2023 Qualifier 1 Marta Ozolina / Luize Skrastina, Latvia (Q28) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:29
Thu, 6/15/2023 Qualifier 2 Meimei Lin / Jinjin Zeng, China (Q21) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:48
Fri, 6/16/2023 Pool C Margherita Bianchin / Claudia Scampoli, Italy (10) Lost 17-21, 20-22 0:36
Fri, 6/16/2023 Pool C Hailey Harward / Kelley Kolinske, United States (22, Q14) Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Sat, 6/17/2023 Lucky Loser Jagoda Sliwka / Aleksandra Wachowicz, Poland (9) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Sat, 6/17/2023 Winner 1 Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (1) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti lead the series against the field 15-6 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-2
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 # 6 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-1
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 13 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 # 14, Q1 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
Series tied with # 18, Q7 Antunes/Coradelli, Brazil 1-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Antunes/Coradelli 14 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-17, 21-18 0:41
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 Antunes/Coradelli 17 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q13 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q14 Harward/Kolinske, United States 3-0
6/16/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Pool C Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Harward/Kolinske 22, Q14 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 Harward/Kolinske Q10 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 8 Harward/Kolinske 13 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q19 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 # Q21 Lin/Zeng, China 2-0
6/15/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Lin/Zeng Q21 18-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:48
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Lin/Zeng 16 24-22, 21-11 0:41
Lead the series against # Q28 Ozolina/Skrastina, Latvia 1-0
6/15/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Ozolina/Skrastina Q28 21-9, 21-13 0:29