Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025
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: 10
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$109,018.50
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: 16
Tournaments: 111
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$202,690.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB44320152948442 US$147,681.80
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/27-31/2025 BPT Elite Hamburg 9 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 6 4th 680 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 19, Q3 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 7 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 21 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 21, Q9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 21, Q6 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 24, Q13 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 18 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 7 13th 400 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 2 7th 520 US$3,000.00
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 33rd
2022World ChampionshipsRome Taru Lahti - 17th Niina Ahtiainen - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Taru Lahti - 17th Niina Ahtiainen - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 31 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 25 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 17-26 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-1
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool G Alvarez/Moreno 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-16, 21-15 0:34
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Alvarez/Moreno 4 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-1
4/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 Cavalcanti/Silva 16 21-19, 21-19 0:39
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Cavalcanti/Silva 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 21-9, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
8/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Cavalcanti/Salgado 4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with Chamereau/Vieira, France 2-2
6/1/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Lucky Loser Chamereau/Vieira 18, Q4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q10 21-14, 21-15 0:37
4/17/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 Chamereau/Vieira Q10 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
3/30/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Lucky Loser Chamereau/Vieira 18 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-16, 21-12 0:36
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 Ciezkowska/Lunio, Poland 1-2
6/27/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Winner 2 Ciezkowska/Lunio 8 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-19, 21-18 0:40
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21 Ciezkowska/Lunio 14 21-18, 21-18 0:40
11/30/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Ciezkowska/Lunio 21, Q13 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Trail the series against Coradelli/Lopes, Brazil 0-1
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 1 Coradelli/Lopes 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against Davidova/Khmil, Ukraine 0-1
8/9/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Bronze Medal Davidova/Khmil 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 6 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-3
4/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Graudina/Samoilova 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:43
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 Grune/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
8/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Winner 2 Grune/Ittlinger 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against Hladun/Lazarenko, Ukraine 1-0
11/22/24FIVBChallenge Chennai Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 Hladun/Lazarenko 11 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Lead the series against Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q10 Klinger/Klinger 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
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 Kovalskaja/Kvedaraite, Lithuania 0-1
11/29/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool F Kovalskaja/Kvedaraite 18, Q8 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against Makhno/Makhno, Ukraine 1-0
8/8/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 6 Makhno/Makhno 26, Q5 12-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:49
Trail the series against Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-6
8/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Hamburg Winner 3 Muller/Tillmann 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 By Forfeit  
4/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Muller/Tillmann 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Muller/Tillmann 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:31
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
Lead the series against Murakami/Shiba, Japan 1-0
11/15/24FIVBChallenge Haikou Pool C Ahtiainen/Lahti 3 Murakami/Shiba 10 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Series tied with Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-1
8/6/25FIVBBPT Challenge Baden Pool F Ahtiainen/Lahti 6 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 27, Q6 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:56
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 Piersma/Sonneville, Netherlands 2-0
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 Piersma/Sonneville Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:34
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool G Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Piersma/Sonneville 26 21-17, 21-9 0:30
Trail the series against 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 Schurholz/Uhl, Germany 1-0
8/4/24FIVBFutures Brussels Gold Medal Ahtiainen/Lahti 3 Schurholz/Uhl 9 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against Stochlova/Svozilova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21 Stochlova/Svozilova 6 21-23, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
7/3/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool F Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 23-25, 21-14, 15-7 0:51
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-11, 21-17 0:34