Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024
(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$85,143.50
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$178,815.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB34310042828141 US$99,931.80
Previous Recife Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/30-12/3/2023 Challenge Nuvali 2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/16-19/2023 Challenge Chiang Mai 7 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/19-22/2023 Challenge Goa 9 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 25 17th 640 US$7,000.00
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
Challenge Recife Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 3/22/2024 Pool D Jagoda Sliwka / Aleksandra Wachowicz, Poland (21, Q11) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Fri, 3/22/2024 Pool D Barbora Hermannova / Marie-Sara Stochlova, Czech Republic (9) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 3/23/2024 Winner 1 Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (10) Lost 15-21, 20-22 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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 # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-2
11/19/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Gold Medal Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
10/21/23FIVBChallenge Goa Winner 2 Borger/Ittlinger 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-1
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool B Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-0
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Alvarez/Moreno 4 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # 9 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 1-1
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Hermannova/Stochlova 9 By Forfeit  
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 # 10 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Winner 1 Bobner/Verge-Depre 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
11/18/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Chamereau/Vieira 12, Q2 21-14, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15, Q1 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
11/18/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Klinger/Klinger 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Bansley/Bukovec, Canada 0-1
7/20/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Qualifier 2 Bansley/Bukovec 24, Q30 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q14 21-15, 15-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 21, Q11 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 2-0
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 Sliwka/Wachowicz 21, Q11 21-19, 21-18 0:38
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Lucky Loser Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 Sliwka/Wachowicz 9 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 22, Q12 Hasegawa/Ishii, Japan 0-1
11/17/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Pool F Hasegawa/Ishii 18 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 25-23, 15-21, 16-14 1:05
Lead the series against # 24, Q14 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 Kotnik/Lovsin 5 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q3 Hildreth/Van Gunst, United States 0-1
12/2/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Hildreth/Van Gunst 19, Q7 Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 28-30, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q8 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 # Q17 Maruyama/Shiba, Japan 2-0
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 Maruyama/Shiba 23, Q13 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
11/17/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Pool F Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Maruyama/Shiba 19, Q4 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against # Q23 Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 1-0
6/30/23FIVBFutures Helsinki Pool A Ahtiainen/Lahti 1 Hollas/Remmelg 9 21-19, 21-17 0:38