Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Espinho
May 22 - 26, 2024
(Q16) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Anniina Parkkinen - 9th
2022 Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 9th
2023 Taru Lahti - 9th Niina Ahtiainen - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-5/2024 Elite16 Brasília Q13 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 4/25-28/2024 Challenge Xiamen 13 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic Q7 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/11-14/2024 Challenge Guadalajara 5 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/28-31/2024 Challenge Saquarema 9 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 3/21-24/2024 Challenge Recife 4 9th 460 US$2,500.00
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
BPT Elite16 Espinho Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/22/2024 Qualifier 1 Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (Q1) Lost 18-21, 23-21, 10-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 7-28 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 13, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 14, Q6 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-0
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Alvarez/Moreno 4 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 15, Q9 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
3/29/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool D Mader/Verge-Depre 16 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 16, Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q1 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-3
5/22/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Qualifier 1 Bobner/Verge-Depre Q1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q16 21-18, 21-23, 15-10 0:56
4/13/24FIVBChallenge Guadalajara Winner 2 Bobner/Verge-Depre 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 5 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Winner 1 Bobner/Verge-Depre 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 4 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # Q2 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-2
4/17/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 2 Borger/Ittlinger 1, Q2 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 21-19, 25-23 0:46
10/21/23FIVBChallenge Goa Winner 2 Borger/Ittlinger 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # Q5 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 0-1
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool A Lippmann/Ludwig 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 13 27-25, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 McBain/Pavan, Canada 1-0
3/29/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 McBain/Pavan 4 21-11, 20-22, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # Q8 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
Series tied with # Q11 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 1-1
4/12/24FIVBChallenge Guadalajara Pool E Ahtiainen/Lahti 5 Fernandez/Soria 8 By Forfeit  
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Fernandez/Soria 16, Q11 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q6 38-36, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q13 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
Trail the series against # Q14 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 # Q15 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-2
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool A Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 13 21-19, 21-17 0:41
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool B Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:52