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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024
August 13 - 17, 2024

(29) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, Finland

Niina Ahtiainen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Imatra

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (Jurmala 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$121,265.79

Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 9, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tampere

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

139

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Alanya 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$226,369.81

Awards

Top Rookie 2015

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,670.25
FIVB	44	3	2	0	1	5	2	9	4	8	4	4	2	US$147,681.80
Overall	46	3	2	0	1	5	2	11	4	8	4	4	2	US$153,352.05

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2017	Did not play	Anniina Parkkinen - 25th
FIVB 2018	Riikka Lehtonen - 5th	Anniina Parkkinen - 17th
2018	Riikka Lehtonen - 9th	Anniina Parkkinen - 17th
FIVB 2019	Riikka Lehtonen - 17th	Anniina Parkkinen - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2024	Futures Brussels	3	1st	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/2/2024	Challenge Stare Jablonki	21, Q10	17th	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Q16	21st	340	US$0.00
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

CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/13/2024	Pool D	Aline Chamereau / Clemence Vieira, France (13)	Lost 21-15, 20-22, 12-15	0:55
Wed, 8/14/2024	Pool D	Valentina Gottardi / Marta Menegatti, Italy (4)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:45
Wed, 8/14/2024	Pool D	Giada Bianchi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (20)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:39
Thu, 8/15/2024	Winner 1	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (6)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:36
Fri, 8/16/2024	Winner 2	Valentina Gottardi / Marta Menegatti, Italy (4)	Lost 12-21, 8-21	0:31

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$14,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	10	0	0	$49,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	1	2	0	1	3	2	7	1	4	2	0	$82,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Total	46	3	2	0	1	5	2	11	4	16	2	0	$152,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Niina Ahtiainen												Taru Lahti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$14,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
23	0	0	0	0	2	5	12	2	0	$34,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	41	0	0	0	0	2	11	17	5	0	$88,500.00
46	1	2	0	1	6	9	11	8	0	$62,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	55	1	3	1	2	10	16	15	5	0	$91,112.50
6	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$4,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$7,000.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	0	$7,875.00	Confederation Championship	13	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	7	0	$8,750.00
88	3	2	0	1	10	20	29	11	0	$116,425.00	Total	124	3	4	2	3	14	33	36	18	0	$210,737.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2022	FIVB	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	$36,500.00	16	13	55.2 %
2023	FIVB	15	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	1	5	1	0	$40,000.00	32	23	58.2 %
2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2024	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	$11,250.00	15	11	57.7 %
2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	31	3	1	0	0	4	0	7	2	13	1	0	$87,750.00	63	47	57.3 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	4	5	44.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Niina Ahtiainen													Taru Lahti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
											2006	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2009	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$4,800.00
											2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00
											2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2012	CEV Under Age
											2013	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$250.00
											2013	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$37.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2013	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$2,000.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	CEV C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,762.50
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	CEV Under Age
											2015	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	1	$27,537.50
											2015	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$250.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2015	CEV Under Age
											2016	FIVB	14	0	1	0	0	2	4	5	2	0	$34,775.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
											2016	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$875.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$75.00	2016	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$825.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	CEV Under Age
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$3,000.00	2017	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	$18,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$500.00	2017	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$140.00	2017	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV Under Age
10	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	1	$17,550.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1	1	$19,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2018	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$6,500.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	3	$18,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2020	CEV
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$6,500.00	2021	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	1	$19,500.00	2022	FIVB	8	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$19,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
15	1	1	0	0	2	5	5	1	0	$20,000.00	2023	FIVB	15	1	1	0	0	2	5	5	1	0	$20,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	$5,625.00	2024	FIVB	9	1	0	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	$5,625.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
93	3	2	1	0	8	24	32	10	13	$87,015.00	Total	Total	125	6	3	2	2	14	33	37	17	11	$187,987.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%
2023-2024	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-8	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-5	28.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	13	7	8	16	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	29
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	1	28	16	1	3	13	13	3	1	0	1	1	2	54	37
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Total	0	0	21	8	45	38	2	3	18	23	5	1	0	1	3	2	94	76

Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 20-21 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-2
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	16, Q12	Graudina/Samoilova	Q5	23-21, 23-25, 15-11	0:57
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	21-18, 22-20	0:39
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Ahtiainen/Lahti	28	22-20, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 0-3
8/16/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Winner 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	4	Ahtiainen/Lahti	29	21-12, 21-8	0:31
8/14/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Pool D	Gottardi/Menegatti	4	Ahtiainen/Lahti	29	21-15, 21-17	0:45
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15	21-12, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-3
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Muller/Tillmann	14, Q4	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q13	21-18, 21-10	0:34
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Muller/Tillmann	16	Ahtiainen/Lahti	31	21-18, 20-22, 18-16	1:01
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Muller/Tillmann	6	Ahtiainen/Lahti	18, Q2	15-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 2-0
8/15/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	29	Alvarez/Moreno	6	21-19, 21-18	0:36
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	Alvarez/Moreno	4	21-19, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-3
5/22/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Qualifier 1	Bobner/Verge-Depre	Q1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q16	21-18, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	12	Ahtiainen/Lahti	5	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Bobner/Verge-Depre	10	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	21-15, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	Klinger/Klinger	10	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 9 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Lucky Loser	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	Ahtiainen/Lahti	10	21-10, 12-21, 15-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Cools/Van Den Vonder, Belgium 1-0
8/4/24	FIVB	Futures Brussels	Semi-Finals	Ahtiainen/Lahti	3	Cools/Van Den Vonder	1	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool D	Mader/Verge-Depre	16	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	21-13, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 0-2
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool A	Lippmann/Ludwig	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	13	27-25, 21-19	0:45
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Lippmann/Ludwig	18	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15	23-21, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Chamereau/Vieira, France 2-3
8/13/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Pool D	Chamereau/Vieira	13	Ahtiainen/Lahti	29	15-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:55
6/1/24	FIVB	Challenge Stare Jablonki	Lucky Loser	Chamereau/Vieira	18, Q4	Ahtiainen/Lahti	21, Q10	21-14, 21-15	0:37
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q7	Chamereau/Vieira	Q10	21-19, 12-21, 16-14	0:54
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Lucky Loser	Chamereau/Vieira	18	Ahtiainen/Lahti	9	21-16, 21-12	0:36
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	7	Chamereau/Vieira	12, Q2	21-14, 17-21, 15-5	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 3-0
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	5	Sliwka/Wachowicz	22, Q8	21-11, 21-13	0:35
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Sliwka/Wachowicz	21, Q11	21-19, 21-18	0:38
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Lucky Loser	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	Sliwka/Wachowicz	9	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Stare Jablonki	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	21, Q10	Hermannova/Stochlova	Q7	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:51
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Hermannova/Stochlova	9	By Forfeit
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool C	Hermannova/Stochlova	15	Ahtiainen/Lahti	10	21-16, 19-21, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool C	Bianchin/Scampoli	10	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	21-17, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Bianchi/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
8/14/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lahti	29	Bianchi/Orsi Toth	20	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Dunarova/Mokra, Czech Republic 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Dunarova/Mokra	Q21	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 23 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
10/16/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Gold Medal	Ahtiainen/Lahti	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	10	21-16, 23-21	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 3-0
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q14	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q19	21-15, 21-14	0:33
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q5	20-22, 21-10, 15-11	0:48
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q8	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q9	21-17, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 28 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 2-0
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lahti	5	Kotnik/Lovsin	20, Q6	21-15, 21-14	0:36
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 30 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool A	Placette/Richard	24	Ahtiainen/Lahti	25	21-17, 21-15	0:36