Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Saquarema
April 9 - 13, 2025
(21, Q6) 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: 74
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$91,643.50
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: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$185,315.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB39310042848342 US$112,931.80
Previous Saquarema Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Taru Lahti - 9th Niina Ahtiainen - 9th
2024 Taru Lahti - 17th Niina Ahtiainen - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 11/12-17/2024 Challenge Haikou 3 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2024 Elite16 Hamburg 16, Q10 9th 600 US$6,000.00
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
BPT Elite Saquarema Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/9/2025 Qualifier 1 Carolina Horta / Elize Maia, Brazil (Q11) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
Wed, 4/9/2025 Pool D Svenja Muller / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (4) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:50
Thu, 4/10/2025 Pool D Anouk Verge-Depre / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (9) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 5-21 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brasher/Nuss, United States 0-2
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Brasher/Nuss 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 21-14, 21-17 0:35
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Brasher/Nuss 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-5
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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 15 Clancy/Milutinovic, Australia 0-1
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool B Clancy/Milutinovic 15 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18 27-25, 13-21, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-1
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 # 17, Q1 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 # 22, Q9 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 # 23, Q10 Ciezkowska/Lunio, Poland 0-1
11/30/24FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Ciezkowska/Lunio 21, Q13 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:47
Series tied with # 24, Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q11 Horta/Maia, Brazil 1-0
4/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 Horta/Maia Q11 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:55